The Registered Nurse (RN) Care Coordinator is responsible for organizing and directing team members to achieve desirable patient outcomes through day-to-day and/or telephonic 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.

Duties

The RN Care Coordinator relates in an open, friendly manner, shows interest in others, and initiates and develops interdisciplinary relationships for a board spectrum of resources. Incumbent acts as an advocate seeking and coordinating solutions for self and members of the team. The RN Care Coordinator adheres to established policies, standards of care, PACT protocols, and standards of practice; demonstrates leadership when providing nursing care; and serves as a role model when assigned as a RN Care Coordinator, team leader or charge nurse under the supervision of the Nurse Coordinator or designee. 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. The CBOC staff nurse uses the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation) and accurately documents the care of patients as follows: Able to manage and deliver care for complex patient situations. May function and demonstrate the ability to effectively act as a care coordinator on a unit/team level. Completes outpatient assessment and identifies priority needs. Develops and/or coordinates the initial care plan and updates assessments on a continuum by recognizing changes in patient needs and reestablishes priorities for care. Includes patient/family/significant other/health care provider in establishing realistic, measurable goals related to patient education and treatment plan, seeking assistance as needed. Implements nursing and physician orders in a timely and accurate manner for patients with simple to complex nursing care needs. Documents nursing process including patient/family/significant other education and individualized care planning in a timely manner. Assesses the patient's response to nursing intervention, anticipates potential changes in patient condition and response to treatment, initiating appropriate discussions with the team and actively revising the care plan accordingly for therapeutic outcomes. Updates assessments on a continuum by recognizing changes in patient's needs and reestablishing priorities for care. Assesses subtle changes in patient's condition that indicate an impending emergency and takes appropriate action. Considers the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological development of adult and geriatric patients while providing patient care. Delivers medications safety following medical center policy and procedure. Performs 2-day post discharge telephone contacts for PACT team, identifies and contacts ACSC high-risk patients for early symptom. All other duties as assigned, pertaining to this occupation, to meet the needs of the Agency, Department, Facility, and/or Service. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Intermittent. Work schedule will vary to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays on an as needed basis. Telework: Not eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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: 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]