Registered Nurse (GEC)

Veterans Health Administration

Tampa (FL)

On-site

USD 79,000 - 151,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

James A Haley VA Medical Center, part of Veterans Health Administration, is seeking an RN for the GeriPact clinic in Tampa. The role focuses on patient management, care coordination, and discharge planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.

The incumbent will coordinate with a broad interdisciplinary team, address psychosocial needs, evaluate outcomes, and contribute to policy and guideline development.

Qualifications

Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
Assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving appropriate options and services.
Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
Addresses psychosocial, nursing and medical needs of patients and families/caregivers; participates in interdisciplinary care management.

Responsibilities

Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
Assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs.
Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation of policies and guidelines.
Demonstrates leadership to improve care for a group of patients and supports colleagues through knowledge sharing.

Skills

Nursing

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient advocacy

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

James A Haley VA Medical center has an RN vacancy within our Nursing GEC geripact clinic. The GeriPact team is a collaborative partnership that consists of an interdisciplinary team of Geriatric health care clinicians.

Key Responsibilities

Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings. Assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs.

This includes, but is not limited to, acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions and other health problems. Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.

Addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation in interdisciplinary patient care management practice. Evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.

Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through CM knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.

Evaluates CM outcomes of evidence based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Responsible for the documented CM outcomes at the program or service level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

Responsible for participating in activities supporting nursing excellence, quality improvement, and unit-based and/or organizational-level Shared Governance councils.

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: 0800 - 1630 Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Preferred Experience BSN

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $78737 – $151012/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-12.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.