Registered Nurse - PACT Outpatient (Intermittent)

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About the role

The VA New Jersey Health Care System is currently seeking an Outpatient Registered Nurse to work Intermittently as a member of our Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) at the Lyons - New Jersey VA campus. The PACT Outpatient Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age‑specific components, coordinates care focused on patient education, self‑management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Provides competent, evidence‑based gender‑specific care to primary care patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate.
• Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination within the Primary Care Department.
• Manages assigned panels, utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access to patient panels.
• Provides health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Assists in and directs the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic primary care through collaborative strategies.
• Evaluates practice in an ongoing process based on best evidence and provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with interdisciplinary team members through active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives, as well as customer service programs.
• Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes, supporting colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care.
• Questions PACT clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence‑based care.
• Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence‑based‑practice culture.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Physical requirements: visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, manual dexterity; potentially long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing; transferring patients and objects may be required (mechanical patient lifts provided); may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials, requiring protective clothing in isolation or operative/invasive procedures; may occasionally be exposed to combative patients secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders; must be mature, flexible, sensible, capable of working effectively in stressful situations and able to shift priorities based on patient needs; must complete annual Employee Health requirements such as annual TB screening or testing as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• English language proficiency (basic written and spoken) per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by either the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at time of program completion.
• Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achieving a State license, may be appointed temporarily and later converted to permanent after successful completion and graduation from the bridge program (see VA Handbook 5005 – Appendix G6).
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing: possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration meets the requirement for graduation from an approved school; foreign nursing education higher than associate/entry level requires formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized evaluator accepted by VA (e.g., International Consultants of Delaware).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth (including Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception: candidates who meet basic education requirements but lack licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment (extendable up to two years case‑by‑by).
• Grandfathering provision: all persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series performing the duties described in the qualification standard on the effective date (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held.

Grade Determinations (Scope, Education, Dimension criteria):

• Nurse I – Level I: delivers fundamental knowledge‑based care; requires an Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no additional professional nursing required.
• Nurse I – Level II: demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice; requires ADN/Diploma AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level 1, OR a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse I – Level III: demonstrates proficiency based on conscious and deliberate planning, self‑directed goal setting for managing complex client situations; requires ADN/Diploma AND 2 years of professional nursing experience (one year equivalent to Nurse I – Level 2), OR a BSN AND 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level 2, OR an MSN with no additional professional nursing experience, OR a Master’s 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; requires 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 in a related field with 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 BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse III: executes position responsibilities demonstrating leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond immediate practice setting; requires MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience (one of which equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III), OR a Master’s in a related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience (one equivalent to Nurse II and meets dimension requirements), OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets dimension requirements, OR a Doctoral degree in a related field with BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets dimension requirements.

Preferred Experience: At least 1 year of current Medical/Surgical experience; BSN preferred.

Skills

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Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% matching contributions by VA.
• Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many federal insurance programs portable into retirement).
• Licensure: Requirement of 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory.

Pay

Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential for performance awards.

Schedule

Intermittent tour of duty, Monday‑Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Compressed/flexible schedule not authorized; telework not eligible; position is not virtual.

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