PRIMARY ROLES
- Documents assessment and interventions by policy and practice standards (CPRS)
- Mentors and precepts new staff and students.
- Crisis intervention for unique population
- Completes post-Emergency Department (ED)/Urgent Care and post-discharge phone calls within 2 business days, and documents results in patient's medical record.
- Actively manages a high risk registry which includes patients with elevated HgbA1C, hypertension, elevated LDLs, frequent hospitalizations/admissions, frequent visits to the ED/Urgent Care area, and those who are considered, by the team, to be at high risk for injury.
- Collaborate with the Teamlet {Patient, Primary Care Provider, RN Care Manager, Clinical Associate, and Clerical Associate) and expanded Team (family/caregiver, internal and community-bases services involved in providing care to the patient) in developing the patient-drivencare plan for life.
- Provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's personalized health plan/goals.
- Manages triage, telephone triage, and scheduled and unscheduled patients.
- Executes nurse driven clinics for appropriate patient populations in order to support positive health outcomes for veterans.
- Promotes cost effective use of resources and adopt effective least-expensive strategies expected in nonĀ face-to-face approaches (including Tele-Health).
- Keeps patient's provider and appropriate case manager aware of patient progress, issues, and/or problems.
- Screens patients for social service, home care, and other community care needs; and coordinate or make referrals as appropriate; and seek consultation when indicated.
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 to Friday
Work Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
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Starting at $88,703 Per Year (VN 00)