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Registered Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This Registered Nurse job on the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) is an outpatient primary care nursing role in Firm 2 Nursing, Ambulatory Care, at the Newington VA Healthcare System campus in Newington, Connecticut, part of the Veterans Health Administration. It is a full-time day job, Monday through Friday, with travel of up to 25% possible. The announcement has 1 vacancy and may be used to fill more positions later.

1 vacancy; may be used to fill additional vacancies

Can you apply?

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

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

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

Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Also open to current permanent employees of VA Connecticut Healthcare System and eligible health professions trainee graduates, who must send proof such as an SF-50 with the application.

What you would do

  • Give basic, knowledge-based care to assigned patients.
  • Assess, plan, carry out, and evaluate patient care.
  • Coordinate care, patient education, and self-management support.
  • Give medications and procedures under VA policies and guidelines.
  • Manage assigned patient panels and provide health education and coaching.
  • Work with the care team and delegate tasks based on patient needs.

Do you qualify for VN?

With experience: Preferred, not required: 1 to 3 years of RN experience, including at least 1 year of outpatient experience. Experience is rated for grade levels from Nurse I to Nurse III. For example, Nurse I, Level III needs an associate degree plus 2 years of professional nursing experience, with 1 year at the Level II standard.

With education: You must be a graduate of a nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE. An associate degree or diploma in nursing is enough for the entry level. A bachelor's (BSN) or master's (MSN) degree can help you qualify for higher levels. Foreign nursing education needs a formal equivalency validation.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration from a U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, or D.C.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or CV showing job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week
  • Education listed on the resume with school name and conferred date
  • Registered Nurse license
  • Transcript if you use education to qualify
  • Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with transcript if you use foreign education
  • Current non-award SF-50 from this calendar year if you are a current or former federal employee
  • DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
  • SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
  • VA Disability Letter if applicable
  • Cover letter if applicable

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications through an online occupational questionnaire. Your nursing experience is judged on five areas: practice, veteran and patient-driven care, leadership, professional development, and evidence-based practice or research. Your answers and resume are verified, and vague answers or missing information can lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Your resume must show month and year dates, hours per week, and education with school and conferred date, because your answers will be checked against it.
  • Attach your SF-50 if you are a current VA Connecticut permanent employee, a health professions trainee graduate, or a current federal employee.
  • Use the 2-page resume limit only if it applies: the announcement says the 2-page resume requirement does not apply here, so a long-form CV is expected.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. Permanent change of station (PCS) is not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship; non-citizens only if qualified citizens cannot be recruited
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Background and security investigation
  • Pre-employment physical evaluation
  • Seasonal influenza vaccination required, or an approved medical or religious exemption
  • Possible probationary period
  • Must be proficient in basic written and spoken English
  • Online onboarding; driver's licenses that are not REAL ID compliant are not accepted as ID since May 7, 2025
  • Job requires lifting, reaching overhead, walking and standing for 8 hours, and working alone

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
$85,600 – $146,414 per year
Pay scale and grade
VN · VA nursing
Location
Newington, Connecticut
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
25% or less
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Nurse (0610)
Announcement
CBTD-13106170-27-CB

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