Included but are not limited to:
- Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings using all elements of the nursing process.
- The CM RN assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs. This includes, but is not limited to, acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions and other health problems.
- Coordinates care and collaborates with multiple members of the interdisciplinary team across all levels and sites of care.
- The CM RN addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation in interdisciplinary patient care management practice.
- The CM RN also evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
- Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
- Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
- Supports colleagues and other nurses through CM knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
- Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
- Evaluates and documents CM outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations at the program or service level.
- Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines.
Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday- Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized
Telework: May be available on Ad-Hoc based on supervisors discretion
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Notifications: - This is a Bargaining Unit Position
- This position is in the Excepted Service
- This position is covered by a special rate.
- Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
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
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
VA Nurse Total Rewards
Starting at $73,341 Per Year (VN 00)