Registered Nurse - Community Care Coordinator

About the role

Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses - plans - implements - and evaluates the effectiveness of the Veteran's care. Serves to support delivery of high quality - timely care to the Veteran receiving services in the community. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison to both internal and community providers and is responsible for managing the care of the Veteran throughout the consult process.
• Uses nursing knowledge and systems theory to assess - organize - facilitate - and guide Veterans through their full range of care options including internal/direct care in Veterans Affairs (VA) and care in the community.
• Executes a streamlined approach to receiving - triaging - and directing timely - coordinated care.
• Supports the medical center's mission to improve timely access to care - ensure Veterans who want to receive care in the community are referred and scheduled into the community - and support the delivery of high quality - timely care to the Veteran receiving community services.

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency - Graduate of a school 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).
• Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)

Qualifications

• Basic Education Requirements: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing required.
• Specialized Experience: 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.
• Leadership Experience: 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experienceOR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
• Advanced Leadership Experience: A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience.
• Doctoral Degree: A Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experienceOR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work in a high-volume - fast-paced environment - managing competing priorities and resolving barriers to care efficiently.
• Demonstrated experience in consult management - including oversight of high-risk or complex consults - monitoring performance metrics.
• Strong communication and leadership skills - with the ability to maintain professionalism and poise in high-pressure - high-volume environments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards - paid time off - retirement - federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care.

Pay

Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards.

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm - Monday - Friday - subject to change based on needs of facility.