Registered Nurse (PACT)
Veterans Health Administration
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- RNPrimary CareOutpatient
Posted Jul 17
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Outpatient
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
The Registered Nurse Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) carries out responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex primary care. This nurse provides gender-specific direct Veteran care and care coordination, as appropriate, for Veterans receiving care within the VA Healthcare System.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- RN License
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- Associate Degree in Nursing
- Master's degree in nursing
- 1 year experience
- Primary Care experience
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- Outpatient experience
- Experience working with the veteran population
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Professional development support
- Competitive salary with regular salary increases
- Potential for performance awards
- Telework authorized
Place
- City
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,648/mo
- Local household income
- $84,818/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Colorado Springs area index 100.7, where 100 is the national average.
Pikes Peak crowns the skyline west of downtown, and Garden of the Gods' tilted red-sandstone spires sit free and minutes from major hospital campuses. With cost of living about 0.7% above the national average (index 100.7), your RN salary stretches from Old Colorado City craftsman bungalows to Broadmoor-area trailheads.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants. The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025…
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted $80,673-$143,666 range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?