The Polytrauma/Pain Management RN is responsible and accountable to the Connected Care Manager, the Chief of the Division of Rehabilitative Services and the Chief, Ambulatory Care Nursing Service. The Polytrauma/Pain Management RN relates in an open, friendly manner, shows interest in others, initiates and develops interdisciplinary relationships for a broad spectrum of resources. He/she acts as an advocate seeking and coordinating solutions for self and members of the team.

Duties

The Polytrauma RN Case Manager is responsible for coordination of health care for a defined patient population identified as combat wounded. Patients receive goal-oriented, coordinated care addressing holistic needs with the aim of preventing disease complications, maximizing functional ability, and improving quality of life. Polytrauma describes the pattern of injuries that typically results from OEF/OIF combat conditions. The outcomes for combat wounded OEF/OIF veterans with severe injuries may include but not limited to one or more of the listed below: - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Upper limb amputation - Lower limb amputation - Blindness - Bums - Post-traumatic stress disorder The Polytrauma RN Case Manager's functions and responsibilities include the following: - The Registered Nurse (RN) Care Coordinator is responsible for organizing and directing team members to achieve desirable patient outcomes through day-to-day case management. - The RN Care Coordinator assists with the development, assessment, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation of comprehensive plans of care to ensure efficient, effective, and coordinated care in meeting and promoting standards of wellness. - The RN Care Coordinator coordinates an interdisciplinary approach to assure physical, psycho-social, and environmental needs and resource delivery to achieve patient goals. - The RN Care Coordinator acts as an advocate seeking and coordinating solutions for self and members of the team. - The RN Care Coordinator collaborates with Pain Team to identify ongoing patient needs in the outpatient setting and provides interventions to reduce future hospitalization visit in collaboration with the Primary Care Team. - The RN Care Coordinator is responsible for participating in quality improvement initiatives to increase access to care and patient outcomes, including same-day access to care, SAIL ACSC, and HEDIS. - Provides patient/family education relevant to pain management and specific treatment goals and ensures that the veteran and family/significant others can identify the pain management goals, treatment team, and how to contact them. Additional role responsibilities and accountabilities include the following: - Assisting with patient care coordination, education and scheduling for Interventional Pain Patients. - Complete interventional radiology suite competencies to assist provider with procedures as needed and when available. - Frequent collaboration with other specialty clinics, including anticoagulation, cardiology, and radiology to provide high quality care for Interventional Pain patients. - Responsible for maintaining injection supplies, pharmaceutical, equipment and inventory located in the Pain Clinic. - Complete all required Telehealth training within six months of hire and renew annually, or, as required. 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: Dayshift-Intermittent Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not eligible for telework Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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: The Registered Nurse remains current in Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 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: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required. However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing.

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 Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25405 US
• Name: Melinda Howard
• Phone: 334-430-0792
• Email: [email protected]