Registered Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)

Veterans Health Administration; Newington (CT); À distance; USD 86 000 - 146 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

PTO 50 days/year

Federal health/vision/dental

Traditional pension & 401K

Résumé du poste

Veterans Health Administration in Newington, CT, is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) in Ambulatory Care. The RN will deliver comprehensive care, manage patient panels, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes.

The role supports education, self-management, and chronic care management within a primary care setting. The position offers federal benefits, a competitive salary range, and eligibility for telework where applicable.

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license in the United States.
• Education verification required for federal employment per US Dept of Education standards.
• ACEN or CCNE accreditation for nursing programs must be documented.

Responsabilités

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based nursing care to assigned patients.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific needs.
• Administers medications and procedures per policy while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.
• Manages patient panels, coordinates care, and provides health promotion and education.

Description du poste

Registered Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Registered Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) position is in the Firm 2 Nursing, Ambulatory Care service at the Newington VA Healthcare Systems, located at the Newington, CT. campus. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. Duties include but are not limited to: Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.

Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. This nurse provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The focus is on individual growth and development in outpatient PACT nursing practice with increased levels of self-direction. Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments.

Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient. Brings primary care principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday- Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This position is not a AFGE Bargaining Unit position. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Excepted Service. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.

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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp. If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.

If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.

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 $85600 - $146414/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-04.

Who is eligible to apply?

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

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