Registered Nurse- Home Based Primary Care Case Management
About the role
The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Case Management Registered Nurse (RN) provides competent - evidence-based care and case management services to Veterans with complex needs.
Responsibilities
- Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care
- Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines
- Utilizes interventions which maximize health capabilities and reduce unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits per Veteran's goals of care
- Makes home visits to Veterans in the program
- Affords assistance in directing the provision of nursing education - orientation - competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization
- Learns and practices professional practice using the nursing process (assessment - diagnosis - outcome identification - planning - implementation - and evaluation) to improve evidence-based and/or data driven outcomes for an identified patient population and/or specialized areas within immediate practice setting
- Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care - timeliness or process issues - common themes of dissatisfaction - or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting
- Expands knowledge base and practice evaluation through mentoring - precepting - and/or teaching to improve outcomes in the immediate practice setting
Requirements
- Basic Requirements: 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)
- English Language Proficiency: No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
- Previous Home Health Nursing Experience
- Previous Case Management Experience
Qualifications
- Basic Education Requirements: An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing required
- Specialized Nursing Experience: 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 1
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2
- Master's degree in nursing (MSN): 2 years of professional nursing experience
- Master's degree in a related field with a BSN: 1 year of professional nursing experience
- Doctoral degree in Nursing: 1 year of specialized nursing experience
- Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN: 1 year of specialized nursing experience
Skills
N/A
Benefits
N/A
Pay
Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
Schedule
Monday - Friday - 0800- 1630
Benefits
50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives
N/A
Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
Not Authorized
Telework
Not Available
Virtual
This is not a virtual position
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday - 0800- 1630
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
Drivers License
You will be required to drive for this position
Work Location
Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)
Whole Health System of Care
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care - you will operate in a model with three core elements - seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.