Registered Nurse Women's Health Care Coordinator

<p>The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system, offering a variety of Inpatient and Outpatient services to Veterans at the medical center in La Jolla and at the six Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in Chula Vista, Escondido, Imperial Valley, Kearny Mesa, Oceanside, Sorrento Valley, and Rio Clinic. The VASDHS provides high quality care with advanced technologies and a compassionate service to Veterans.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The functions of the Women's Health RN Care Coordinator include, but are not limited to: Coordinating and tracking gender-specific care (breast, cervical, maternity/post partum, fertility) of patients throughout all aspects of the medical center, including Community Based Outpatient Clinics, as well as community vendors and/or agencies. Monitoring breast or cervical cancer screening measures with focus on processes to improve screening metric to meet facility and national benchmarks as assigned. Assisting with VA consult referrals or community services for the patient to include coordinating any subsequent appointments or follow-up, as needed. Educating patients on a variety of gender-specific topics, to include importance of routine medical screenings including VA and community-based resources for gender specific care. Demonstrates knowledge of gender specific care including maternity/lactation, breast and cervical health, reproductive care including fertility management. Completes ongoing telephone contact for assigned veteran panel guided by MCC Program Manual throughout the duration of pregnancy and one year into the postpartum period to assess clinical and/or social care needs, facilitating care and services between VA and non-VA care providers as assigned. Responsible for management and tracking of breast or cervical screening results as assigned and ensuring timeliness of patient notification results by ordering provider for normal and abnormal results. Demonstrates ability to locate resources in timely manner and critical thinking skills to resolve patient care needs independently and within scope of practice. Collaborates with inter-professional teams using various methods to facilitate patient care coordination and alerts appropriate team members for actionable items. Participates in daily huddles, in-person meetings, and all Women's Health outreach events, resource fairs, focus groups, and town halls. Documenting all patient care interactions accurately within 2 business days; uses appropriate note titles, templates, and clinical reminders in the electronic medical record. Utilizing and maintaining tracking spreadsheets and monitoring/tracking data systems as required by VHA Directives and Handbooks, as well as by requests of the WHPM and WHMD. Maintaining professional skills in the application of professional bodies of knowledge and accepted clinical practices that will facilitate oversight of service delivery of patient care. Participating in quality improvement programs and initiatives including system redesign, to improve access, quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. 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: Full time ; 0730-1600 Compressed/Flexible: N/A Telework: N/A 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); 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.