Registered Nurse - Nephrology Care Coordinator

About the role

The Nephrology Care Coordinator delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. They assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components. They assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Affirms 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 for outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduate of a school of professional nursing, Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception, Credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).

Qualifications

• Basic Education Requirements: Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Master's degree in nursing (MSN), Master's degree in a related field with a BSN, Doctoral degree in Nursing, Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN.

Skills

• Bilingual skills (English and Spanish preferred)
• Knowledge of VA policies and procedures
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package including:

• Competitive salary
• Regular salary increases
• Potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• 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)

Pay

Salary range: $52,000 - $85,000 annually

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm