PACT Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Coordinator Outpatient Nurse is responsible for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Serves in an administrative role as a PACT champion and coordinates local PACT implementation, training, communication, and sustainability of the PACT model. Performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

• Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based practices. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Executes position to promote full PACT implementation and sustainment of the PACT model driven by quality improvement and evidence-based decision-making. Assists teams to maintain national Primary Care standards using clinical practice guidelines and clinical pathways. Promotes PACT fundamentals through staff education, clinical coaching, and quality improvement and metric monitoring. Conducts knowledge sharing to provide safe, efficient, quality PACT care. Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance council, utilizing clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and knowledge to assist with finding solutions to problems or issues to improve the quality care provided. Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. 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, Day Tour Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN8CCOE@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Preferred Experience: 3 years or more nursing experience, 1 or more years outpatient experience, 1 or more years PACT experience, National Certification in AMB-BC, Case Management certification or Med-Surg RN certification, Charge nurse experience, evidence of professional development, evidence of awards or acknowledgements (DAISY award nominations, customer service awards), evidence of participation in performance improvement (Lean Six Sigma - Belt certification, PI project involvement).

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