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Registered Nurse- Women’s Health Patient Aligned Care Team

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

The VA Central Texas Health Care System in Austin, TX is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Women's Health Patient Aligned Care Team within the Veterans Health Administration. The nurse provides gender-specific primary care, manages patient panels, and coordinates care for Veterans. The job is full-time, Monday through Friday day shifts, with 1 vacancy and travel of up to 25 percent to other care sites.

1 vacancy in Austin, TX. The announcement may also be used to fill additional vacancies.

It may close early. This job closes when 50 applications are received, which may happen before the official closing date.

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

Open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. The announcement is also open to current federal employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (the hiring agency).

What you would do

  • Manage assigned patient panels and use registries to track care.
  • Provide direct gender-specific primary care and care coordination for Veterans.
  • Teach health promotion, wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care self-management.
  • Administer medications and procedures under established policies and guidelines.
  • Help develop, revise, and evaluate policies, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Evaluate outpatient outcomes and practice changes for primary care patients.

Do you qualify for VN?

With experience: Experience is matched to a grade level. For example, Nurse I, Level III needs an associate degree or diploma plus 2 years of professional nursing experience, with one year at the Nurse I, Level 2 level. Nurse II needs a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) plus 2 years of professional nursing at the Nurse I, Level 3 level. Experience is judged on five areas: Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence-Based Practice/Research.

With education: Education can count toward qualifying, depending on the grade. An associate degree or diploma is enough for Nurse I, Level I. A BSN or a master's degree in nursing can qualify you for higher grades, and some master's or doctoral degrees in related fields also count. The nursing school must be accredited by ACEN or CCNE. Foreign degrees need a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency and are not credited as related degrees.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license from a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia
  • Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception: a 120-day temporary appointment may be possible while you pursue your license

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV); the 2-page resume limit does not apply
  • Transcript if you use education to qualify
  • Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with transcript if you use foreign education
  • Documentation of accreditation if your school is no longer listed by ACEN or CCNE
  • DD-214 showing dates and character of service if you claim veterans' preference
  • SF-15 with proof if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
  • Professional certification or license copy, if applicable

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your online questionnaire and submitted documents. VA verifies your application, resume, and supporting documents, and may conduct reference checks. Vague or incomplete descriptions of experience can lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Describe each job's dates, hours per week, and duties clearly, because VA will not assume anything about your experience.
  • If you use education to qualify, include your transcript, or your application may not be credited.
  • Claim veterans' preference in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214 if it applies.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday. Start and end times are 7:00am to 3:30pm, 7:30am to 4:00pm, or 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Incentives and relocation: None. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station (PCS) are not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship required, with limited exceptions under VA policy
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment; refusing the test means no job
  • Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
  • Background and security investigation
  • Valid REAL ID-compliant identification required for onboarding
  • Pre-employment physical evaluation
  • Seasonal influenza vaccination required, or an approved exemption
  • Possible probationary period
  • Proficiency in basic written and spoken English required for direct patient care

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$79,295 – $139,966 per year
Pay scale and grade
VN · VA nursing
Location
Austin, Texas
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
1
Security clearance
Other
Travel
25% or less
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Nurse (0610)
Announcement
CAZM-13104536-27-NS

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