Registered Nurse Home Base Primary Care (Hbpc) Outpatient

Summary

The Home Based Primary Care Registered Nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination within the HBPC Program. The nurse is responsible for case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning. This nurse plans and delivers technically competent care in the homes of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, disease prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.

Duties

• Duties of the position: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex Home based Primary Care (HBPC).
• Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination within the HBPC Program.
• Performs case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning.
• Plans and delivers technically competent care in the homes of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, disease prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.
• Utilizes interventions that maximize health capabilities and reduce unnecessary urgent care and program utilization.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Demonstrates performance and leadership broad enough to improve care for the HBPC Program and the facility.
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through HBPC knowledge sharing to promote safe, high-quality nursing care, and foster a supportive environment conducive to professional development.
• Evaluates outpatient outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for HBPC individuals, groups, and populations.
• Maintains responsibility for documented HBPC outcomes at the program or service level.
• Demonstrates broad, complex HBPC outcomes at applicable organizational levels within the facility.
• 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: 8:00AM to 4:30PM Driving/travel- 75% of the time.
• Driver License: Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license with a clean driving record with no major violations in the last 3 years.
• Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: This position is authorized for telework-situational (ad-hoc) and has NOT been authorized as remote.
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Education Debt Reduction Program is: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized

Requirements

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.

Conditions of employment include:

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• 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).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license with a clean driving record with no major violations in the last 3 years.

Required Documents

Prepare the documents below before applying. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official announcement, since they vary by position:

• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) Other (2) Other (3) Performance Appraisal Professional Certification Resume SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans' Preference Note: Preference eligible candidates and other Veterans will be given preference when qualification of candidates are approximately equal for Title 38 positions in VHA.
• When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire.
• You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.).
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation.
• Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form.
• Documentation is required to award preference.
• For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets – Veterans – Job Seekers – Veterans' Preference.