Registered Nurse- Cancer Care Navigator

<p>The Registered Nurse- Cancer Care Navigator position is located at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), Murfreesboro, TN campus in the Women's Health Program under the Chief of Staff office.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Nurse Cancer Care Navigator Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate expert leadership, experience, and creative approaches in providing complex patient management. Provides patient management, care coordination, and disposition planning for cancer patients. Job duties include, but are not limited to: Leads and organizes delivery of care to ensure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice Applies nursing expertise to lead improvement, with demonstrated outcomes, beyond the immediate practice setting Demonstrates leadership in patient advocacy by protecting the health, safety, and rights of patient population groups beyond the immediate practice setting Leads staff to identify, analyze and address ethical issues that impact patients, caregivers and staff beyond the immediate practice setting Makes sustained contributions to healthcare by actively participating in healthcare facility or service-level committees or councils, establishing active relationships and demonstrating leadership in improving care beyond the immediate practice setting Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams that utilize critical thinking to improve nursing practice beyond the immediate practice setting Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills, professional behaviors and leadership that promotes a commitment to excellence, improving nursing practice, and fostering collaboration among customers beyond the immediate practice setting Makes sustained contributions to healthcare by actively participating in healthcare facility or service-level committees or councils, establishing active relationships and demonstrating leadership in improving care beyond the immediate practice setting Leads educational initiatives that expand knowledge to improve outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting Preferred Experience: 2 years plus of nursing experience, BSN or higher, oncology experience, care coordination/case management experience, certification in oncology nursing. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay Schedule: NG57 Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00 am-4:30 pm Telework: Ad-hoc telework may be authorized at Supervisory discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorization Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.