PACT Outpatient RN — Lead Care & Coordination

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Cedar Rapids is recruiting a Nurse for the Outpatient PACT team to provide direct Veteran care and care coordination within Primary Care. The RN will lead nursing care for patients with complex needs, coordinate services, and support patient outcomes in a high-reliability environment.

Work hours are Monday–Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Telework is not available. This is a VA-wide role within the Department of Veterans Affairs, with a competitive health

Responsibilities

• Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision- making, and evaluating outcomes within the immediate practice setting.
• Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.
• Applies patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgement or discrimination.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Cedar Rapids is recruiting a Nurse for the Outpatient PACT team to provide direct Veteran care and care coordination within Primary Care. The RN will lead nursing care for patients with complex needs, coordinate services, and support patient outcomes in a high-reliability environment.

Work hours are Monday–Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Telework is not available. This is a VA-wide role within the Department of Veterans Affairs, with a competitive health