Registered Nurse - Outpatient Staff Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team

Department of Veterans AffairsGreat Workplace

2 months ago

Columbia, Missouri$71K - $142KFull TimePrimary Care

✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

This is a full-time Registered Nurse position within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) focused on Primary Care at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The role involves outpatient nursing care in a VA hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

Provide and supervise direct patient care.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care.
Coordinate patient education and self-management.
Administer medications and procedures per guidelines.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensure.
Experience in outpatient or primary care nursing preferred.
Ability to work full-time in a hospital setting.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary range: $71,493 to $141,751 per year.
Permanent appointment.
No relocation assistance.
Drug testing required.

Work Schedule

Full-time schedule.
No explicit call, weekend, or night shift details provided.

This position is not telework eligible and requires on-site presence. The role does not have promotion potential and does not require travel. The job is excepted service with no supervisory responsibilities.

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse - Outpatient Staff Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team at Department of Veterans Affairs a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Primary Care registered nurse listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Primary Care — Registered Nurse Career Context

This Primary Care position at Department of Veterans Affairs is open to registered nurse candidates.

Registered Nurses have diverse career pathways from bedside care to telehealth triage, care coordination, and leadership roles with increasingly flexible scheduling options.

Compensation Analysis

Department of Veterans Affairs lists compensation for this registered nurse position at $71k to $142k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Columbia, Missouri.

Why This Position Stands Out

No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($71k–$142k)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

About WeekdayDoc

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6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

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