Registered Nurse - Home-Based Primary Care (North Battlefield Clinic) in Chesapeake City, MD

This Registered Nurse - Home-Based Primary Care position is located at the North Battlefield Clinic in Chesapeake, Virginia. Please learn more about the position below, along with the duties. Duties The Home-Based Primary Care Registered Nurse is a professional nurse with a broad-based clinical knowledge appointed to effectively implement health promotion, prevention, and management of patients with acute and chronic illness and those that are at the end of life and understand changes associated with aging and principles of growth and development relevant to the adult and geriatric population. HBPC RN is a team member who provides comprehensive and coordinated nursing care to an assigned panel of patients. Duties include, but are not limited to : -The RN collaborates with both VA services and community services, as appropriate, to effectively meet the health promotion or disease prevention, acute, chronic, and long-term needs, based on the Veteran's goals and plan of care with a focus on self-management. -RN implements a continuous process for performance improvement that utilizes data to track and evaluate services and outcomes. -The RN also has the responsibility and accountability to assist in delivering direct nursing care in the home setting. -Interacts, coordinate and advocates for the patient/caregiver with other relevant parties across a continuum of care, beyond a single episode of care, ensuring seamless transitions. -Provides individualized education and support to the patient and caregiver to optimize clinical outcomes and support quality of life decisions. -Provides intensive care management. -Links Veterans with resources. Coordinates resources for comprehensive care to avoid duplication of services and streamline staff interaction and services with the Veteran. -Participates in the development of the individual plan of care at interdisciplinary care meetings for assigned panel 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 through Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Ad-Hoc Telework: may be authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Requirements