Registered Nurse Specialty - ID Care Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration • Nashville, TN

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Nursing Service Specialty Clinics at the Nashville VA in Nashville, Tennessee. The Specialty Care Registered Nurse is accountable for the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The nurse coordinates care across the continuum, with a focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction; administers medications and procedures according to established policies and guidelines; and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes. The role also includes participation in unit- or program-level quality improvement initiatives and customer service programs.

The nurse provides evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting. The position supports patient care coordination, health promotion, wellness and disease-prevention education, coaching, and chronic care management. It contributes to nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization. The nurse demonstrates collaborative leadership, evaluates practice using the best available evidence, offers constructive feedback, supports colleagues’ professional development and knowledge sharing, and helps sustain an evidence-based practice culture.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, with hours based on service needs. Telework is ad hoc; this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment 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, or qualifying education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-nursing-education provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse 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 applicable education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
• Ability to perform recurring physical work that includes bending, lifting 30 pounds or more, stooping, climbing, twisting, standing and walking, reaching above the shoulder, stretching, pushing carts and beds, and similar activities.
• Ability to walk and stand for eight hours and use fingers, both hands, and both legs.
• Emotional stability to care for Veterans with varied medical and psychiatric illnesses who may exhibit unpredictable or physically or verbally assaultive behavior.
• Required near and far vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and hearing sufficient to hear alarms and respond immediately; a hearing aid is permitted.
• Meet applicable employment conditions, including U.S. citizenship or the stated limited non-citizen appointment exception, background/security investigation, pre-employment physical evaluation, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of experience as a Clinical Nurse Coordinator or Case Manager.
• Outpatient clinical experience.
• Infectious Disease experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting.
• Coordinate patient care and provide health promotion, health education, wellness and disease-prevention coaching, and chronic care management.
• Administer medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrate collaborative leadership in delivering and improving holistic specialty care.
• Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence and provide peers with constructive feedback.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment for the professional development of healthcare professionals.
• Contribute the professional nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions and collaborate to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
• Question clinical practices and participate in activities that sustain an evidence-based practice culture.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and customer service programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• Potential for performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree