This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards 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: 7:30am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday Telework: Available, regular telework 6+ days per pay period Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required The Home Telehealth Care Coordinator RN utilizes health information and telecommunication to promote therapeutic relationships and shared decision-making between the patient and interdisciplinary team across the continuum of care to support patient self-management, prevention, and wellness. The complexity of duties include patient training on state of the art telehealth monitoring equipment; conducting video enrollments, daily monitoring using the telehealth monitoring system; frequent telephone patient triage and intervention; counseling and education for health prevention wellness; counseling education for chronic, infectious disease, MH and weight management Veterans; EPRP measures; order entry within approved departmental protocols; frequent and close collaboration with the primary care provider and team to achieve desired outcomes and established VISN benchmarks Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Providing initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, including a review of systems that establish a comprehensive plan of care. The L2 Care Coordinator performs a more focused assessment based on the condition for which the Veteran is enrolled. The Care Coordinator identifies, analyzes, and prioritizes problems and interventions and sets appropriate measurable goals (i.e., Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely [SMART] goals). The treatment plan is an extension of the Veteran's primary care plan and is completed in collaboration with PACT, HBPC, mental health care, and other specialty care services, as appropriate for each Veteran enrolled in the program. Triaging and assessing all data received from RPM - HT patients, such as vital signs, reported symptoms, and question responses. The Care Coordinator will review daily responses each workday and contact Veterans about worrisome responses and trends, significant changes in condition, or changes in other specific data elements received, as clinically appropriate. Ideally, Care Coordinators should contact Veterans when responses indicate that an issue may be developing - in order to provide education, offer self-management tips, and assist with problem-solving - rather than waiting until a red alert signals that the situation may be out of control. Identifying, and intervening to address, potential exacerbations or complications in order to facilitate timely care in a clinic, emergency response or urgent care setting, or care in the community. Providing appropriate interventions, such as medication management, case management, and patient education. The L2 Care Coordinator will focus more on health coaching and Veterans' self-management but also intervenes as clinically indicated. Triaging incoming calls and concerns of Veterans or families, resolving those within their scope of practice and routing others to interdisciplinary team staff or other services, as indicated. Identifying patient knowledge, health factors, skills, and behaviors that support self-management, and identifying gaps. Providing health coaching, patient education, and psychosocial support. Documenting and communicating with PACT or specialty care service members about changes in status, progress toward goals, patterns or trends in data, symptoms or findings of concern, and need for provider assessment or intervention. Facilitating, documenting, and communicating treatment changes to the Veteran, as directed by providers, and providing a follow-up evaluation of the Veteran after changes are implemented. Providing support and guidance and reviewing changes in medications, goals, and the treatment plan with Veterans during and after transitions in care, such as after a hospital discharge. Assessing and analyzing outcome indicators and developing action plans for both individual Veterans and aggregate populations to enable continuous performance improvement.

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: At least one (1) year of experience as a Home Telehealth Preceptor. 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: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, kneeling, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual, capable of working effectively in stressful situations, and able to shift priorities based on patient needs.

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 Spark M Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 459 Patterson Road Honolulu, HI 96819 US
• Name: Fernando Ochoa
• Phone: 4152214810
• Email: [email protected]