Nurse (Home Based Primary Care)
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Job Summary
Boise VA Medical Center (BVAMC) is an interdisciplinary teaching facility with service-lines serving medical surgical inpatients and outpatients with an Emergency Department and multiple community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC). There is a large outpatient psychiatric population with admissions for medical co-morbidities. Home-Based Primary Care is provided in the veterans home.
The RN works in Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) as a Case Manager.
The RN is assigned to the Home Based Primary Care program (HBPC). The RN practices as a Case Manager (RN) within the VA Boise Medical Center. The RN functioning in the role of Case Manager is responsible for managing care across the health care continuum for a select group of clients. The RN provides professional assessment coordination telephone triage and planning of multiple health care services; acts on behalf of the veteran to assure that necessary clinical services are received and that progress is being made. The Case Manager RN is responsible to facilitate communication and collaboration between all members of the healthcare team involving the patient and family in the decision-making process; to minimize fragmentation of healthcare delivery; to optimize quality of patient and family outcomes in a cost-effective manner. The RN works effectively with all levels of staff to include collaborative efforts with other health professionals providing ongoing case management services.
Duties include (but are not limited to)
- Initial and continuous assessment for a culturally diverse veteran patient population in the home setting.
- Provides teaching to the patient and caregiver in ways of managing and delivering nursing care in the home.
- Monitors patients condition and the care required in the home.
- Collects blood and other specimens required for monitoring the effectiveness of interventions and/or disease progression.
- Provides needed assistance and consultation for home care referrals.
- Assesses the care appropriate to the age related needs of patients served in the home setting.
- Position may entail other duties as assigned and travel across all program sites
Compressed/Flexible: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
- 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.
- 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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.
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 masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors 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 case-by-case-basis.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: Moderate lifting 15-44 pounds Moderate carrying 15-44 pounds use of fingers both hands required climbing use of legs and arms both legs able to see a computer screen depth perception ability to distinguish basic color ability to distinguish shades of colors hearing.
Environmental: Outside and Inside working closely with others working alone.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Required Experience:
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