Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Davenport, IA · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-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 with real specific content. The posting includes summary, qualifications, duties, benefits, schedule, etc. We need to parse.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need sections: maybe "About the role" (summary), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Qualifications" (basic requirements and grade determinations), "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule". Also maybe "Skills" if present? Not explicit. Could include "Preferred Experience" as part of qualifications.
We must not create sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Pay: they gave "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's specific enough? It's not a number but it's substantive. We can include Pay section.
Schedule: they gave "Monday-Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm" plus notes about compressed/flexible not available, telework not available, virtual not a virtual position. That's specific.
Benefits: they gave a list: Paid Time Off, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure etc. That's substantive.
We need to use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. The posting includes summary, qualifications, duties, benefits, schedule, etc. We need to parse.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need sections: maybe "About the role" (summary), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Qualifications" (basic requirements and grade determinations), "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule". Also maybe "Skills" if present? Not explicit. Could include "Preferred Experience" as part of qualifications.
We must not create sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Pay: they gave "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's specific enough? It's not a number but it's substantive. We can include Pay section.
Schedule: they gave "Monday-Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm" plus notes about compressed/flexible not available, telework not available, virtual not a virtual position. That's specific.
Benefits: they gave a list: Paid Time Off, Retirement, Insurance, Licensure etc. That's substantive.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not include headings with empty content.
Let's extract content.
Summary: "The Davenport VA Clinic is recruiting for a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN). PACT RN provides direct Veteran care and care coordination - as it pertains - to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department."
We can put that under About the role.
Responsibilities: Duties list bullet points.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements (English proficiency, education, licensure, etc.) plus Grade Determinations (detailed). Also Preferred Experience: Emergency and Case Management experience preferred.
We need to preserve all substantive info; we can include the grade determinations text as is (maybe as
or
). It's long; we can keep as paragraphs.
We need to avoid duplication.
We'll produce:
About the role
The Davenport VA Clinic is recruiting for a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN). PACT RN provides direct Veteran care and care coordination - as it pertains - to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.
Responsibilities
- Provides comprehensive nursing care and care coordination within the Primary Care PACT
- Serves as the primary RN Care Manager for a designated patient panel - ensuring continuity - coordination - and quality of care
- Delivers proactive - patient-centered care using nursing knowledge - evidence-based guidelines - and standardized protocols
- Focuses on patient education - self-management support - health promotion - chronic disease management - and overall wellness
- Collaborates with PACT team members - extended care teams - and community/consulting services to develop holistic - Veteran-driven care plans
- Oversees transitions of care across modalities including face-to-face visits - virtual care - secure messaging - and telephone-based services
- Develops and implements Veteran-centered care plans and chronic disease management interventions
- Uses population health tools to identify and manage high-risk or chronically ill patients - collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to optimize outcomes
- Applies structured appointment grids and engages in panel management to support self-management and reduce avoidable complications
- Facilitates care transitions and ensures timely access to needed health care resources
- Advocates for patients and engages in patient/family education to improve outcomes and satisfaction
- Demonstrates leadership in professional practice - evidence-based practice - quality improvement - and resource utilization
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency – in accordance with 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 the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- 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: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13065743
- 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 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.
- *Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees.
Preferred Experience: Emergency and Case Management experience preferred.
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
Pay
Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
Schedule
Monday-Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
We need to ensure we didn't duplicate Pay content (we have both Benefits list includes Pay line and separate Pay section). Might be redundant but it's okay; but we could avoid duplication by not including Pay line in Benefits. However Benefits section includes "VA Nurse Total Rewards" and then list includes Pay etc. The original text: "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 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pmCompressed/Flexible: Not availableTelework: Not availableVirtual: This is not
for prose. We must not include headings with empty content. Let's extract content. Summary: "The Davenport VA Clinic is recruiting for a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN). PACT RN provides direct Veteran care and care coordination - as it pertains - to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department." We can put that under About the role. Responsibilities: Duties list bullet points. Qualifications: Basic Requirements (English proficiency, education, licensure, etc.) plus Grade Determinations (detailed). Also Preferred Experience: Emergency and Case Management experience preferred. We need to preserve all substantive info; we can include the grade determinations text as is (maybe as
or
- ). It's long; we can keep as paragraphs.
We need to avoid duplication.
We'll produce:
- Provides comprehensive nursing care and care coordination within the Primary Care PACT
- Serves as the primary RN Care Manager for a designated patient panel - ensuring continuity - coordination - and quality of care
- Delivers proactive - patient-centered care using nursing knowledge - evidence-based guidelines - and standardized protocols
- Focuses on patient education - self-management support - health promotion - chronic disease management - and overall wellness
- Collaborates with PACT team members - extended care teams - and community/consulting services to develop holistic - Veteran-driven care plans
- Oversees transitions of care across modalities including face-to-face visits - virtual care - secure messaging - and telephone-based services
- Develops and implements Veteran-centered care plans and chronic disease management interventions
- Uses population health tools to identify and manage high-risk or chronically ill patients - collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to optimize outcomes
- Applies structured appointment grids and engages in panel management to support self-management and reduce avoidable complications
- Facilitates care transitions and ensures timely access to needed health care resources
- Advocates for patients and engages in patient/family education to improve outcomes and satisfaction
- Demonstrates leadership in professional practice - evidence-based practice - quality improvement - and resource utilization
- English Language Proficiency – in accordance with 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 the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- 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
- 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 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.
- *Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees.
- 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
About the role
The Davenport VA Clinic is recruiting for a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN). PACT RN provides direct Veteran care and care coordination - as it pertains - to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
Grade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13065743
Preferred Experience: Emergency and Case Management experience preferred.
Benefits
Pay
Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
Schedule
Monday-Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
We need to ensure we didn't duplicate Pay content (we have both Benefits list includes Pay line and separate Pay section). Might be redundant but it's okay; but we could avoid duplication by not including Pay line in Benefits. However Benefits section includes "VA Nurse Total Rewards" and then list includes Pay etc. The original text: "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 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pmCompressed/Flexible: Not availableTelework: Not availableVirtual: This is not