Registered Nurse - Home & Community Based Care Outpatient

<p>The Home & Community Based Care, Community Adult Day Health Care program partners with community adult-day health care sites to support Veterans in need of assistance with activities of daily living, isolated, would most likely be in a nursing home but funding/resources are not currently available, or when their caregiver is experiencing burden. The Registered Nurse plays a critical role in linking Veterans to appropriate community facilities and providing complex case management.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Home and Community-Based Care (H&CBC) Registered Nurse assigned to the Community Adult Day Health Care (CADHC) program is responsible for providing complex clinical care coordination and case management for medically and psychosocially complex Veterans. This role ensures timely access to services, regulatory compliance, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuity of care across multiple community-based settings while supporting Veterans, caregivers, and community partners throughout the care continuum. Duties of the CADHC RN include, but are not limited to: Processing all consults in accordance with strict timelines Assessing and determining medical appropriateness for the CADHC program Completing onsite admission for Veterans accepted into the program Performing quarterly (and as needed) onsite visits to assigned CADHC Veterans. Providing ongoing case management and care coordination to assigned CADHC Veterans Performing facility inspections and investigations Participating in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings Participating in community outreach activities. 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 CST Telework: Ad-hoc may be available at supervisory discretion. 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.<h3>Education</h3>The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.