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Summary The Registered Nurse, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), works with an interdisciplinary Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to provide direct patient care to Veterans in their home within the assigned catchment area. The HPBC RN develops and coordinates the patient's plan of care, interacting, coordinating and advocating for the patient/caregiver with other relevant parties, providing individualized education and support and providing intensive case management. Responsibilities The Registered Nurse, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) duties include but are not limited to: Primary responsibilities include case management (advocacy, cultural competence, social determinant awareness, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, care planning, communication, and documentation). Independently plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care. Makes home visits to Veterans in the program. Travel is required. The HBPC RN must maintain a valid and unrestricted state license as home visits are required. The HBPC RN uses personal or government assigned vehicle when traveling to Veteran's home for visits. Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities (i. e., safely administers medications, teaches patients and caregivers to safely administer/take medications, utilizes techniques for management of patient behavior, provides appropriate activities to enhance psycho-social and physical functioning of patient) and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per veterans' goals of care. Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team and other VA and community healthcare entities when planning and providing care to Veterans at home. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in performing nursing procedures applicable to practice area to include but are not limited to: vital signs, pain assessment, venipunctures, appropriate delivery of specimens to lab, accurate filling an/or monitoring of medication dispensers in the home, telephone triage, medication reconciliation, oxygen safety assessment, fall assessment and prevention. Evaluates and documents patient response/progress towards attainment of goals/expected outcomes with minimal guidance. Revises plan of care according to evaluation. Develops and involves patient/family in establishing realistic, measurable goals, planning care, discharge planning, and patient education. Initiates and completes documentation in the medical record to reflect teaching and outcomes. Participates in quality improvement activities in HBPC program and across the facility with the objective of improving Veteran care outcomes. Demonstrates role modeling, leadership and advanced clinical expertise to improve the delivery of patient -centered care through the use of the nursing process for patients requiring specialized/complex care. 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, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Available 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 professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i. e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a
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