Registered Nurse - Cancer Care Program Coordinator/Cancer Care Nurse Navigator

<p>The Cancer Care Program Coordinator (CCPC) is a Registered Nurse whose primary responsibility is to lead the Cancer Program by reviewing, assessing, and measuring outcomes related to the process involved in identifying cancer to include all modalities for cancer from the initial screenings through diagnostic studies.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Develops and implements the Cancer Program and ensures compliance and collaboration within the local facility and all VA Central Office Cancer Program initiatives. Maintains a knowledge base of current theory and treatment modalities by reading professional journals, attending conferences, clinic seminars and teleconferences. Prioritize responsibilities and collaborate with other professions and disciplines to ensuring optimal outcomes from a program level. Collaborates with primary care clinicians to provide Veteran access to proper care indicated by screening guidelines. Stays abreast of current federal and state legislation directed at colorectal cancer screening to continue to provide safe effective care to the Veteran. Collaborates with the Colorectal Cancer Review Committee to establish protocols relevant to the issues of colorectal cancer screening. Coordinates and expedites all points of care from screening tests to definitive treatment/surgical intervention, if needed. Collaborates with the oncology and surgical services, when appropriate, to transition care of the Veteran for treatment options. Reviews all positive cancer screens on an ongoing basis for clinical appropriateness, co-morbidities and care in the community and ensures that patients are educated about treatment options if appropriate. Initiates quality improvement activities that result in improved care and conducts ongoing data collection to track and improve the Cancer Program. Other duties as assigned. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards 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, 7:30am - 4:00pm. Subject to change based on agency needs. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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.