Registered Nurse- Outpatient RN Care Manager-Home Based Primary Care

Department of Veterans Affairs•Asheville, NC

38d•Onsite

About The Position

Home Based Primary Care has one vacancy for an Outpatient RN Care Manager. The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to HBPC patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. The RN Care Manager-HBPC nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the HBPC Program. Responsible for case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning. Duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: Plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care. Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per Veteran's goals of care. Makes home visits to Veterans in the program. Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, home-based care through collaborative strategies with others. Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality HBPC nursing. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Questions HBPC clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.

Requirements

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Nice To Haves

Home Health and/or Primary Care experience

Responsibilities

Plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.
Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per Veteran's goals of care.
Makes home visits to Veterans in the program.
Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, home-based care through collaborative strategies with others.
Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.
Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.
Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality HBPC nursing.
Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
Questions HBPC clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.