Registered Nurse - Gastrointestinal (GI) Case Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Omaha, NE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Gastrointestinal (GI) Case Manager assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers in receiving appropriate care options and services for complex healthcare needs. The RN provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning in inpatient and outpatient settings, with the position based in Gastroenterology.

The role supports the VA Midwest Health Care Network’s Whole Health System of care, which empowers people to manage their health and well-being and aims to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran through healing relationships, healing environments, and connection to the Veteran’s community. This work supports the Veterans Health Administration mission to provide exceptional healthcare that improves Veterans’ health and well-being.

This is an intermittent, non-full-time position without a regularly scheduled tour of duty. Work is sporadic and unpredictable. The selectee may work Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on an intermittent basis. Telework and virtual work are not available. Recruitment or relocation incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education and foreign-education provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Undergo required background/security investigation and pre-employment drug screening if selected for a testing-designated position.
• Complete online onboarding and required application documentation, and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Case management experience.
• Procedural nursing experience.
• Critical care nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• 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 services are provided in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Manage complex situations.
• Staff the clinics.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care using age-specific components.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and a 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree