Registered Nurse (Home Based Primary Care)

About the role

The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal outpatient care. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination in the Veterans' homes as it pertains to Veterans and their care within the HBPC Program.

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal outpatient care
• Responsible for case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning
• Plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care
• Utilizes interventions which maximize health capabilities and reduce unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per Veteran's goals of care
• Makes home visits to Veterans in the program
• Sets seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families
• Possesses HBPC principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency, Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)

Qualifications

• Nurse I - Level I: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required
• Nurse I - Level II: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 1 ; OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required
• Nurse I - Level III: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2 ; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I - Level 2 ; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience
• Nurse II: A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3 ; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3 ; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3 ; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience
• Nurse III: An MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III ; OR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III ; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III ; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III

Skills

• Knowledge of HBPC principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills

Benefits

• VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
• Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm - Mon-Fri
• Compressed/Flexible: Authorized
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Pay

• Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards

Schedule

• 7:00am - 3:30pm - Mon-Fri