Registered Nurse - Utilization Management

About the role

This position is assigned to the Lebanon VAMC within Community Care service line.

Responsibilities

• The Registered Nurse - Utilization Management is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.
• 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.
• Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care.

Requirements

• English language proficiency: must be proficient in basic written and spoken English (38 U.S.C. 7403(f)).
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of program completion.
• Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may be eligible for state licensure prior to bridge program completion; upon licensure may be appointed temporarily and later converted to permanent after graduation.
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration to meet the graduation requirement; foreign nursing education higher than associate/entry level requires formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized evaluator (e.g., International Consultants of Delaware).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception: candidates meeting basic education requirements but lacking licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade/level as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment (extendable up to two years) while pursuing licensure.
• Physical requirement: participation in a pre‑employment evaluation/examination as part of the pre‑employment process.

Qualifications

• Grade determinations based on Scope‑Education and Dimension criteria (Practice, Veteran/Patient‑Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, Evidence‑Based Practice/Research). Details available at the online assessment link.
• Nurse I – Level I: Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing; delivers fundamental knowledge‑based care.
• Nurse