The Registered Nurse - Hospice and Palliative Care Coordinator directly reports to the Primary Care Social Work Supervisor, serving as point person for helping patients and families cope with loss, grief and death. As Tomah VA strives to implement a center for whole health and wellness, services provided must expand to meet the evolving needs of our Veterans, families and caregivers.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The RN, in collaboration with Chaplain and Social Work Services, will support Veterans, families and caregivers via providing emotional support, conducting follow up or case management services as indicated to include the physical, emotional, therapeutic and spiritual needs of patients and their families to assess current needs of grieving families and to make arrangements for those needs to be met. As the Hospice and Palliative Care Coordinator, the RN is instrumental in the development of community partnerships and collaborates with key stakeholders who provide services to our Veterans. The RN will develop program metrics for process and performance improvement on a continual basis, evolving as program improvements are needed, obtain and analyze statistical data, capture and report quarterly reports to the Geriatric and Extended Care Committee, assure action items and surveys are completed accurately and within a timely manner. The RN will be instrumental in assessing performance improvement opportunities through the tracking of performance metrics (Bereaved Family Survey results, percentage of inpatient deaths that had initiation of a palliative care consultation in the previous year, SMR30 data, etc.). The RN will respond to new consults timely and at least within 72 hours, track new consults, number of consults received from all sources, time from consult to death, number of inpatient deaths in hospice, and other performance improvement items related to end of life care metrics. The RN will be the primary point of contact to provide orientation and training of hospice volunteers. Serves as the facility subject matter expert and resource related to death, dying, grief, bereavement and end of life education to nursing staff and ancillary staff. Maintains and updates the Tomah VA Hospice and Palliative Care website content. Leads neighborhoods in identifying and responding to ethical and legal issues regarding Palliative Care and conducts Schwarz Rounds to facilitate ethical decision making surrounding difficult cases. Assists the Bereavement Program Coordinator with organizing and coordinating Memorial Services for all deceased Veterans and staff members on a quarterly basis. 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 Work Schedule: FT, 8;00am-4:30pm. Telework: Ad-hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved 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). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (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. 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. Preferred Experience: Experience working with hospice and palliative care veterans, geriatric population, and advance care. Experience Planning and Coordinating community resources Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: Walking, bending, stooping, and some lifting in the direct care of patients. There may also be extended periods of sitting.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Tomah VA Medical Center 500 East Veterans Street Tomah, WI 54660 US
• Name: Courtney Rozek
• Phone: (608) 3723971 X63907
• Email: [email protected]