Registered Nurse

About the role

The RN in this position functions as the Medical Center's Grant and Per Diem Liaison/Case Manager for VAMC's Homeless Veterans Grant and Per Diem programs and Extended Case Management program. Responsible for monitoring and coordination of services provided by these GPD community-based programs funded under VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. This is an essential and critical part of VHA, vital for providing safe transitional housing and supportive services for homeless Veterans.

Responsibilities

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Affords assessments, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate beginning leadership skills and participates in specific program experiences.
• Demonstrate creative approaches to the management of program aspects of complex patient care.
• Demonstrates performance and beginning leadership skills that start to impact the standard of care and safety of staff while caring for all patients throughout the continuum of care.
• Responsible for leading a facility wide program for all services within the organization that meets the requirements of National Directives.
• Evaluates the program, collecting and submitting facility performance measures.
• Provides case management at GPD funded sites as described in the GPD program rules, regulations, and directives.
• Utilizes various treatment modalities of individual and group work, casework, community organization, and community outreach activities.
• Captures and coordinates care including serving as an advocate on behalf of Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or community agencies.
• Maintains oversight of the clinical care and assesses the compliance of the programs receiving per diem as described in the grant recipient's original grant application.
• Facilitates compliance or corrective actions and, when appropriate, develops, facilitates, and monitors plans of correction.
• Engages in coordination with community agencies, organizations, and groups.
• Participates in VISN and GPD conference calls and attends training offered by the GPD National Program Office.
• Participates in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting trends with caseloads.
• Performs accountability functions:
• Document all contacts with patients/families in the medical charts.
• Completes statistical, administrative, staffing studies and all other reports in accordance with VA Medical Center.
• Documents in the patient's medical record in accordance with medical center policies and requirements.
• Progress notes are timely, reflecting progress toward treatment goals.
• Outcomes are evaluated and documented.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Basic Education Requirements, Current, Full, Active, and Unrestricted Registration as a Graduate Professional Nurse.
• Nurse I, Level I: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required.
• Nurse I, Level II: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.
• Nurse I, Level III: An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
• Nurse II: A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience.