Registered Nurse-Facility Care Coordinator and Integrated Case Manager

<p>The Registered Nurse Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Provides care and counseling of persons.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgement, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Duties include but are not limited to: The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to patients. Integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations. Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. Demonstrates competence in practice and decision making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills. Provides coordination and direct clinical evidence-based services including, assessments and interventions and provides Veteran, family, caregiver, and staff education on CCICM. Responsible for resource development, community outreach, continuous quality improvement activities, and evaluation/consultation. The CCICM Coordinator is administratively responsible, in collaboration with the CCICM Social Worker (SW), for the clinical programming and daily operations of the CCICM throughout the facility. Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the local facility, Veterans Integrated Systems Network (VISN), Office of Nursing Services (ONS), and Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) directives and handbooks. The Registered Nurse participates in the development of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines for the program and participates in facility, VISN, and national program development as related to CCICM. Provides guidance and support in the implementation and maintenance of the program through education, training, mentorship, and coaching. 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: 08:00-16:30 Pay Scale: NF96 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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.