Registered Nurse- Case Management

Veterans Health Administration • Cincinnati, OH

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse- Case Management is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care using age-specific components and coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

The position provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge or disposition planning in inpatient and outpatient settings. It helps Veterans, family members, and caregivers identify appropriate care options and services for complex health needs, including acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress; traumatic brain injury residuals; community adjustment; addictions; and other health problems. The nurse coordinates care with providers across care levels and sites, addresses psychosocial as well as nursing and medical needs through interdisciplinary practice, and evaluates care and outcomes to ensure services are timely and appropriate. The role also collaborates on developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines, and demonstrates leadership that improves care for groups of patients.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an applicable qualifying nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to qualifying candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, specialized experience, and grade-level dimension requirements for the assigned Nurse grade.
• Meet pre-employment requirements, including a physical evaluation, background/security investigation, and seasonal influenza vaccination program requirements.
• U.S. citizenship is required unless recruitment of qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Ability to perform the physical activities associated with nursing duties, including walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and moderate lifting or carrying up to 35 pounds under safe patient handling guidelines.
• Adequate vision to perform duties, distinguish basic colors, and safely assess patients and the environment; ability to hear at the level required to perform assigned duties, with hearing aids permitted.

Responsibilities

• Provide and/or supervise direct patient care and carry out all elements of the nursing process.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific patient care.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Provide patient management, care coordination, and discharge or disposition planning in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Assist Veterans, family members, and caregivers in accessing appropriate options and services for complex health care needs.
• Coordinate care with multiple providers across levels and sites of care.
• Address patients’ and families’ or caregivers’ psychosocial, nursing, and medical needs through interdisciplinary patient care management.
• Evaluate care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate services.
• Collaborate in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Demonstrate leadership and improve care for groups of patients.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory is accepted for licensure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree