Registered Nurse - Traveling Veteran Coordinator

<p>This job announcement is for a Registered Nurse, Traveling Veteran Coordinator, position with the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care for traveling Veterans either vested in another Veterans Affairs (VA) facility and traveling to the local catchment area, or traveling outside of the local catchment area, focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Duties include but not limited to: Demonstrates proficiency in decision-making and using the nursing process for complex situations that effect performance outcomes at the point of care. Demonstrates collaboration by using the group process to solve problems. Focus is on leadership in strategically planning long-term goals for the microsystem (unit, team, or workgroup) that impacts operations or resources. Executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service lines and/or disciplines. Works with an adult and geriatric population in the ambulatory care setting, through collaborative strategies and in compliance with Nurse Practice Acts and Medical Center and Department standards. Provides communication between Veterans, VA Medical Center staff, providers and community resources, orders labs per established protocols, facilitates Care and service is provided to adult patients, aged 18-85 and older, who have chronic health conditions including hypertension, diabetes, respiratory disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, cancer and substance abuse. Assigned to coordinate care for Veterans on extended travel with their anticipated or unexpected medical needs and preventing any disruption in their care. Serves as the primary point of contact for these Veterans and their families or caregivers and communicates with the health care team while leading complex care coordination and case management efforts. Collaborates with the Patient Care Management Module (PCMM) Coordinator to ensure proper assignment of patients when transferring between facilities as well as for Multi-Patient Aligned Care Team assignments. Responsible for Coordinating care between the alternate and preferred facilities for traveling Veterans. Collaborates with members of the health care team to enhance patient care by developing, supporting and educating providers and nursing staff on the VA's Traveling Veteran Program. Makes clinical judgements based upon a synthesis of current research, concepts, principles, theories and outcomes to solve complex problems. Understands and promotes both team and disease-based care management to patients assigned to Saginaw VAMC and other VA facilities while Veterans are on travel. Collaborates with providers, other members of the health care team, other disciplines to coordinate care including initiating appropriate referrals, communicating ongoing patient status, identifying barriers to care, exploring motivational and adherence issues, evaluating support systems, and examining patterns of over and underutilization of services. 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, Four Days a week, 7:00am-5:30pm, day off to be determined by the supervisor Compressed: Available Telework: Available on an as needed basis (Ad-Hoc) as determined by the supervisor 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.