Registered Nurse (Endoscopy Care Coordinator)

About the role

This Endoscopy Care Coordinator Registered Nurse within Gastrointestinal Specialty at Kansas City VA Medical Center demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self‑directed for managing complex client situations. Assesses, 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.

Qualifications

• English Language Proficiency – in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Education – graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by either the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at the time the program was completed.
• Alternative education – individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program; upon achievement of a State license they may be appointed temporarily and later converted to permanent after successful graduation from the bridge program (see VA Handbook 5005 – Appendix G6).
• Foreign education – graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration to meet the graduation requirement; credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized evaluator accepted by VA (e.g., International Consultants of Delaware).
• Licensure – current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, Commonwealth (including Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception – candidates who meet the basic education requirements but lack required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to their completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment (extendable up to two years case‑by‑case) while actively pursuing licensure.
• Grade determinations – Scope, Education, and Dimension criteria must be met for grade assignment; Dimension requirements (Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, Evidence‑Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level in the online assessment at https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13062993.
• Nurse I – Level I: delivers fundamental knowledge‑based care while developing technical competencies; requires an Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing with no additional professional nursing required.
• Nurse I – Level II: demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice for basic or complex clients; requires an ADN or Diploma plus 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I‑Level 1, OR a BSN with no additional experience.
• Nurse I – Level III: demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning, self‑directed goal setting for managing complex client situations; requires an ADN or Diploma plus 2 years of professional nursing experience (one year equivalent to Nurse I‑Level 2), OR a BSN plus 1 year of experience equivalent to Nurse I‑Level 2, OR an MSN with no additional experience, OR a Master’s in a related field plus a BSN with no additional experience.
• Nurse II: demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies; requires 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 in a related field plus a BSN with one year of such experience, OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience, OR a Doctoral degree in a related field plus a BSN with no additional experience.
• Nurse III: executes position responsibilities demonstrating leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; requires an MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience (one of which equivalent to Nurse II and meeting all Nurse III dimension requirements), OR a Master’s in a related field plus a BSN with two years of specialized nursing experience (one equivalent to Nurse II and meeting Nurse III dimensions), OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meeting Nurse III dimensions, OR a Doctoral degree in a related field plus a BSN with one year of such experience equivalent to Nurse II and meeting Nurse III dimensions.
• Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees.
• Physical Requirements – see VA Handbook 5019.
• Preferred Experience – Endoscopy and Care Coordination – Procedural experience.

Responsibilities

• Integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment; self‑directed in goal setting for managing complex situations.
• Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions.
• Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence‑based care.
• Demonstrates ability to cope with and manage competing priorities.
• Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
• Ensures services interface within VA and community programs to provide continuity of care.
• Makes sustained contributions to healthcare by actively participating in facility or service‑level committees or councils, establishing active relationships, and demonstrating leadership in improving care beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Leads with emotional and social intelligence.
• Demonstrates resilience in coping with challenging and stressful situations to assist others in increasing self‑determination and competence beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet complex health care needs, including acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life‑threatening illnesses, combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury, community adjustment, addictions, and other health problems.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contributions.
• Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long‑term care (many federal insurance programs portable into retirement).
• Licensure: Requires one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory.
• Telework: Not Available.
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available.
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