Registered Nurse - Utilization Management

About the role

The Western New York VA Medical Center seeks a Full-Time Registered Nurse - Utilization Management to join the Quality - Safety - and Value Team at the historic Buffalo VA Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Delivers competent, evidence-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes through quality improvement processes and customer service programs.
• Collects, analyzes, and reports data; creates and provides provider education on admission and continued stay criteria and best clinical documentation practices.
• Assists in directing nursing education, orientation, competencies, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Conducts reviews on prospective, observation, admission, and continued stay patients; creates and provides education and guidance on utilization management practices.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with other acute care team members.

Requirements

• Basic English language proficiency.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current full, active, and unrestricted registration as a professional nurse.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred; current Utilization Management experience preferred; Quality and improvement management experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by an accrediting agency.
• Current full, active, and unrestricted registration as a professional nurse.
• Completion of a master's degree in nursing or a related field with a BSN preferred.

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in utilizing healthcare technology for documentation and care coordination.
• Ability to manage complex patient care scenarios.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 50 days of paid time off per year.
• Traditional federal pension plan with 5 years vesting.
• Federal 401K with up to 5% employer contribution.
• Health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance.

Pay

Competitive salary with potential for performance awards.

Schedule

Full-Time Day Shift: Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

Physical Requirements

• Visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.
• Potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Mechanical patient lifts provided.
• Exposure to infected patients and contaminated materials.
• Exposure to patients who are combative due to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
• Mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations and shifting priorities based on patient needs.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

No relocation or recruitment incentives available.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

No permanent change of station (PCS) offered.

VA Nurse Total Rewards

Includes:

• Pay: Competitive salary with regular increases and potential for performance awards.
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 Federal holidays).
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% employer contribution.
• Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance.