Registered Nurse - Pact Care Manager

Join our team as a Registered Nurse, providing high-quality patient care in a dynamic environment. We are looking for dedicated professionals committed to holistic care.

• *Basic Requirements:**
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Graduation from a professional nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE.

* *Note:* Individuals in master's level bridge programs may be eligible for temporary appointments upon state licensure. * *Foreign Graduates:* Must possess current, active, unrestricted registration and formal degree equivalency validation for education higher than associate degree/entry level.

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• **Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception:** Candidates meeting education but awaiting licensure may be appointed temporarily (up to 120 days, extendable) while actively pursuing licensure.
• *Experience and Education Levels:**
• *Nurse I (Entry to Developing Skill):**
• **Level I:** Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing. Delivers fundamental, knowledge-based care.
• **Level II:** ADN/Diploma + 1 year specialized nursing experience or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Provides care for basic or complex clients.
• **Level III:** ADN/Diploma + 2 years professional nursing experience (1 yr equivalent to Level II) OR BSN + 1 year professional nursing experience (equivalent to Level II) or Master's degree (MSN or related field with BSN). Demonstrates proficiency and self-direction in complex situations.
• *Nurse II (Collaborative Leadership):**
• BSN + 2 years professional nursing experience (equivalent to Nurse I, Level III) OR MSN + 1 year specialized nursing experience (equivalent to Nurse I, Level III) or Doctoral degree (DNP/PhD or related field with BSN). Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies.
• *Nurse III (Advanced Practice & Leadership):**
• MSN + 2 years specialized nursing experience (1 yr equivalent to Nurse II) or Doctoral degree + 1 year specialized nursing experience (equivalent to Nurse II). Executes responsibilities demonstrating leadership, experience, and creative approaches to complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting.
• *Preferred Experience:**
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with three (3) years of experience.
• *Physical Requirements:**
• Requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity.
• Potentially long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Patient and object transfers may be required (mechanical lifts provided).
• May be exposed to infected patients/contaminated materials; required to don protective clothing in isolation, operative, or home settings.
• Occasional exposure to combative patients (due to delirium, dementia, psychiatric disorders).
• Must complete annual Employee Health requirements.
• May require driving/riding in GSA-vehicles for home or off-site care.