Registered Nurse - Outpatient Staff (PACT)

Veterans Health Administration

Lexington (KY)

On-site

USD 71,000 - 138,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Federal benefits

Health insurance

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration seeks an RN Care Manager for the Outpatient Staff (PACT) role in Lexington, KY. You will support Patient Aligned Care Teams with nursing assessment, triage, education, and care coordination across the continuum of care.

Collaborate with providers, LPNs, and multi-disciplinary teams to manage transitions, post-discharge follow-ups, and clinic-based care. Telework is not available. US-wide agency benefits apply.

Qualifications

RN Care Manager responsibilities include nursing assessment and triage.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing assessment, telephone triage, and patient education.

Job description

Registered Nurse - Outpatient Staff (PACT)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The RN Care Manager is an essential component of the PACT Initiative (Patient Aligned Care Teams). The RN Care Manager provides nursing assessment, telephone triage with advice per protocol, patient education and case management responsibilities throughout the health care continuum. Collaboration and networking with multiple disciplines, services and agencies is a necessary component of this role.

Key Responsibilities

The RN Care Manager works in collaboration with the Provider and LPN to provide comprehensive care to patients which includes, Telephone Triage, RN Assessment Clinics, Group Clinics, Management of urgent/emergent patient care in the clinic environment, management of patient transitions to the Emergency Department or for inpatient admission, post hospital discharge phone calls to all inpatients discharged from acute care, care coordination, networking with specialty clinics, phone calls to patients to resolve care issues, home management advice, education regarding treatment plan changes, education regarding disease processes, and referrals to community health, HBPC, and CCHT.

Individual will be required to provide Clinical Coverage to the other Clinics in time of clinical need. May be assigned to a variety of PACT to include Geri-PACT.

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 Pay Scale: NF23 Work Schedule: Day Tour of Duty, such as, 0730-1600 or 0800-1630 Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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 $71176 – $137765/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

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