Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care Outpatient Staff
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Pierre, SD · 1 mo ago
Full-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). Must not include placeholder sections.
We need to parse the job posting.
Key content:
Summary: "Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Pierre - South Dakota - as a Home Based Primary Care Registered Nurse and bring high-quality care directly to Veterans with complex needs in their homes. You'll provide case management - assessment - triage - education - medication and treatment coordination - and individualized care planning while promoting independence and helping Veterans avoid unnecessary urgent and emergency care."
That's a prose summary; could be placed under
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). Must not include placeholder sections.
We need to parse the job posting.
Key content:
Summary: "Join the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Pierre - South Dakota - as a Home Based Primary Care Registered Nurse and bring high-quality care directly to Veterans with complex needs in their homes. You'll provide case management - assessment - triage - education - medication and treatment coordination - and individualized care planning while promoting independence and helping Veterans avoid unnecessary urgent and emergency care."
That's a prose summary; could be placed under About the role
maybe.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: English language proficiency, graduation from approved nursing school, etc. Also Grade Determinations with many details. Preferred Experience: Primary Care and Case Management Experience Preferred. Also Physical Requirements: pre-employment examination.
Duties: list of duties.
Benefits: "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: 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: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m to 4:00 p.m Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Drivers License Requirements: Unrestricted driver's license is required Must provide a clean driving record report from the DMV during onboarding Travel Requirements You may be expected to travel 76% or greater of the time for this position to various care locations within the service area - including Veteran homes as part of Home Health care delivery You must possess and maintain a current - valid - unrestricted state-issued driver's license You must provide a safe - clean driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during onboarding You must successfully complete a driver's physical examination to demonstrate medical ability to safely operate a government-owned or leased vehicle - as required under 5 CFR 930 and HR Job Aid 05-OB-010.002."
Also mention Whole Health System etc.
We need to decide sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (qualifications/basic requirements), Benefits (pay, PTO, retirement, insurance, licensure, schedule maybe), Schedule (work schedule), maybe Skills? Not explicit.
We must not create sections with placeholder or vague content. Must include only if real specific content.
We have specific content for:
- About the role: summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (bulleted list). Provide - .
- Requirements: includes basic requirements (English proficiency, education, licensure) and grade determinations (detailed). Also preferred experience. Also physical requirements (pre-employment exam). Also drivers license requirements? That could be under Requirements or maybe separate but we can include under Requirements.
- Benefits: includes total rewards package details: pay, PTO, retirement, insurance, licensure (maybe also schedule). Also mention Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. Also telework not available. Also travel requirements (maybe under Responsibilities? but it's a requirement). Travel expectation could be under Requirements or maybe a separate section but we have no specific heading for Travel; we could include under Requirements as a bullet.
- Pay: we have "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's specific enough to create a Pay section? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine Pay and Benefits into Benefits section. But we have separate Benefits heading allowed. However we need to decide: we can include a Benefits section that includes PTO, retirement, insurance, licensure, schedule, etc. Pay could be part of Benefits. But we also have a separate Pay heading allowed. If we include Pay, we need to ensure we have real specific content: we have "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's specific enough. So we could have a Pay subsection.
- Schedule: we have specific work schedule Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. Also telework not available. So we can have Schedule section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Benefits, Schedule.
We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each has content.
Now format: Use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must keep details like specific numbers, percentages, etc.
We need to be careful not to include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. The posting includes some legal references (VA Handbook 5005, etc.) but those are part of qualifications; we should keep them as they are substantive. However we must remove duplicated lines.
We need to ensure we don't include navigation, cookie, etc. Not present.
Now craft HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
then with summary.
Then
Responsibilities
then - each duty.
Duties list from posting:
- Provide skilled - individualized nursing care to Veterans with complex health needs during visits in their homes
- Manage a caseload of Veterans through comprehensive assessment - care planning - ongoing evaluation - and coordination of services
- Assess and triage Veteran health concerns to identify needs - address changes in condition - and support timely access to appropriate care
- Coordinate medications - treatments - health care services - and community resources to promote continuity of care across settings
- Educate Veterans and caregivers to strengthen self-management skills - support informed health decisions - and advance individualized goals of care
- Deliver nursing interventions that support health promotion - disease prevention - geriatric care - primary care - and palliative care needs
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement coordinated care plans that reflect Veteran preferences - values - and clinical needs
- Implement strategies that maximize Veterans' health and independence while helping reduce unnecessary urgent care and emergency department visits
Also maybe "You'll provide case management - assessment - triage - education - medication and treatment coordination - and individualized care planning while promoting independence and helping Veterans avoid unnecessary urgent and emergency care." That's already in summary; but we can keep.
Now Requirements: need to include basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience, physical requirements, drivers license, travel expectations.
We need to format as list? Could be
- for each bullet. But there is also prose sections like English Language Proficiency paragraph. We could keep as
for prose and
for lists.
Better: Use for paragraphs, and
- for lists within.
We'll break down:
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency: per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time program completed.
- OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
- OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program; Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
- Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) 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.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: detailed table. We need to preserve all detail. Could be a
with each grade level bullet and sub-bullets.
But we must not lose detail. Let's capture:
Grade/Level Scope Education:
- Nurse I - Level I: Delivers fundamental - knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies; An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing required
- Nurse I - Level II: Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex; 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: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning; Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations; 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 OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience
- Nurse II: Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others; 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 OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience
- Nurse III: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; 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
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must keep details like specific numbers, percentages, etc.
We need to be careful not to include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. The posting includes some legal references (VA Handbook 5005, etc.) but those are part of qualifications; we should keep them as they are substantive. However we must remove duplicated lines.
We need to ensure we don't include navigation, cookie, etc. Not present.
Now craft HTML.
We'll start with
About the role
then with summary.
Then
Responsibilities
then - each duty.
Duties list from posting:
- Provide skilled - individualized nursing care to Veterans with complex health needs during visits in their homes
- Manage a caseload of Veterans through comprehensive assessment - care planning - ongoing evaluation - and coordination of services
- Assess and triage Veteran health concerns to identify needs - address changes in condition - and support timely access to appropriate care
- Coordinate medications - treatments - health care services - and community resources to promote continuity of care across settings
- Educate Veterans and caregivers to strengthen self-management skills - support informed health decisions - and advance individualized goals of care
- Deliver nursing interventions that support health promotion - disease prevention - geriatric care - primary care - and palliative care needs
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement coordinated care plans that reflect Veteran preferences - values - and clinical needs
- Implement strategies that maximize Veterans' health and independence while helping reduce unnecessary urgent care and emergency department visits
Also maybe "You'll provide case management - assessment - triage - education - medication and treatment coordination - and individualized care planning while promoting independence and helping Veterans avoid unnecessary urgent and emergency care." That's already in summary; but we can keep.
Now Requirements: need to include basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience, physical requirements, drivers license, travel expectations.
We need to format as list? Could be
- for each bullet. But there is also prose sections like English Language Proficiency paragraph. We could keep as
for prose and
for lists.
Better: Use for paragraphs, and
- for lists within.
We'll break down:
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency: per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time program completed.
- OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
- OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program; Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
- Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) 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.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: detailed table. We need to preserve all detail. Could be a
with each grade level bullet and sub-bullets.
But we must not lose detail. Let's capture:
Grade/Level Scope Education:
- Nurse I - Level I: Delivers fundamental - knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies; An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing required
- Nurse I - Level II: Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex; 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: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning; Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations; 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 OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience
- Nurse II: Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others; 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 OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience
- Nurse III: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; 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
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must keep details like specific numbers, percentages, etc. We need to be careful not to include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. The posting includes some legal references (VA Handbook 5005, etc.) but those are part of qualifications; we should keep them as they are substantive. However we must remove duplicated lines. We need to ensure we don't include navigation, cookie, etc. Not present. Now craft HTML. We'll start with
About the role
thenwith summary. Then
Responsibilities
then- each duty.
Duties list from posting:
- Provide skilled - individualized nursing care to Veterans with complex health needs during visits in their homes
- Manage a caseload of Veterans through comprehensive assessment - care planning - ongoing evaluation - and coordination of services
- Assess and triage Veteran health concerns to identify needs - address changes in condition - and support timely access to appropriate care
- Coordinate medications - treatments - health care services - and community resources to promote continuity of care across settings
- Educate Veterans and caregivers to strengthen self-management skills - support informed health decisions - and advance individualized goals of care
- Deliver nursing interventions that support health promotion - disease prevention - geriatric care - primary care - and palliative care needs
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement coordinated care plans that reflect Veteran preferences - values - and clinical needs
- Implement strategies that maximize Veterans' health and independence while helping reduce unnecessary urgent care and emergency department visits
Also maybe "You'll provide case management - assessment - triage - education - medication and treatment coordination - and individualized care planning while promoting independence and helping Veterans avoid unnecessary urgent and emergency care." That's already in summary; but we can keep.
Now Requirements: need to include basic requirements, grade determinations, preferred experience, physical requirements, drivers license, travel expectations.
We need to format as list? Could be
- for each bullet. But there is also prose sections like English Language Proficiency paragraph. We could keep as
for prose and
- for lists.
Better: Use
- for lists within.
We'll break down:
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency: per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time program completed.
- OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
- OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program; Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
- Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) 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.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: detailed table. We need to preserve all detail. Could be a
- with each grade level bullet and sub-bullets.
But we must not lose detail. Let's capture:
Grade/Level Scope Education:
- Nurse I - Level I: Delivers fundamental - knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies; An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing required
- Nurse I - Level II: Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex; 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: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning; Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations; 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 OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience
- Nurse II: Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others; 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 OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience
- Nurse III: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; 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
for paragraphs, and
- for lists within.
We'll break down:
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency: per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time program completed.
- OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
- OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program; Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
- Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) 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.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: detailed table. We need to preserve all detail. Could be a
- for each bullet. But there is also prose sections like English Language Proficiency paragraph. We could keep as