Registered Nurse - Tribal HUD VASH Coordinator

Duties

• Serve as a champion and leader for the Tribal HUD-VASH Program, providing ongoing coordination and implementation of program activities in collaboration with Integrated Care Communities and systemwide care teams.
• Provide clinical case management services to Veterans with complex medical, psychosocial, and behavioral health needs, delivering care in person, by phone, V-Tel, or through home telehealth.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized plans of care, ensuring high-risk Veterans receive appropriate follow-up, intensive monitoring, and seamless transitions between levels of care, including primary care, HBPC, and palliative services.
• Collaborate with providers across multiple sites of care to support Veteran housing stability and community reintegration, using recovery-oriented and Housing First principles.
• Conduct assessments to determine Veterans' ability to live independently, contributing to eligibility determinations and developing individualized Housing Stability Plans.
• Evaluate patient care outcomes and program processes, identifying measures that demonstrate program success and using findings to support education, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate leadership in evidence-based nursing practice, sharing knowledge with peers, providing constructive feedback, and contributing to a supportive professional environment.
• Perform program development and operational duties, maintaining compliance with program requirements, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and traveling frequently (up to 75%), including transporting Veterans when necessary, in support of program goals.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements:
• English Language Proficiency: 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 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); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that 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).
• Licensure: 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.
• Grade Determinations: The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12981891.
• Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.