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Summary The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager is responsible to the Nurse Manager for Primary Care Services for the completion of his/her assignments, the quality of work completed, and the display of professional behavior. This person will work collaboratively with all levels of Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) leadership, personnel, all services with the VA Medical Center, and associated clinics throughout the state. Travel at VA expense may be required. Responsibilities Practices as a Registered Nurse under the guidance of the Nurse Manager for Primary Care within Montana VA Health Care System and supports the mission and vision of the Healthcare System. Primary Care provides acute and chronic care needs for Montana VA Health Care System including a variety of services for adult and elderly Veterans. The PACT RN Care Manager uses the nursing process and evidence based practice to collaborate with the Teamlet (Patient, Primary Care Provider, RN Care Manager, LPN, and MSA) and larger team (family/caregiver, PCMHI, RD-CDE, SW, PharmD, internal and community based services involved in providing care to the patient) in developing the patient-driven holistic plan for life skills. Duties include, but not limited too: Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific care to primary care patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. Provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, primary care through collaborative strategies with others. Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality outpatient nursing care. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Questions PACT clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture. Responsible for collaborating with services internal and external to Montana VA Health Care Services to facilitate care transition in order to effectively meet the patients' needs and provide a interdisciplinary approach to care. Provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, shared decision making, prevention, and wellness, based on the individual patient's goals. Demonstrates fundamental knowledge by serving as an advocate for patients, team player to colleagues as s/he continues to enhance his/her own, and the team's professional growth, development, and practice. Provides patient and family education with a focus on self-management based on the individual patient's goals. Provides the Veteran with ongoing support and coaching needed to succeed in making and sustaining changes in their health through a personalized, proactive, patient centered plan of care. Uses research based knowledge and guidelines, standardized nursing protocols, and professionally accepted practice standards to promote patient engagement, self managed care, shared decision making, and wellness to patients and to determine care management requirements for individual or cohorts of patients. 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; 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment U. S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U. S. C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of
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