Registered Nurse - Specialty Care

Veterans Health Administration • Ann Arbor, MI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse assigned to Specialty Care Services as a Case Manager/Care Coordinator. The nurse provides staff support and oversight for the VA Specialty Care program, helping plan, design, integrate, implement, modify, and evaluate program components and services to improve patient-care quality and ensure services are appropriate and timely.

The VA Referral Management Coordinator facilitates and coordinates outpatient and inpatient services between VAAAHS providers and non-VA providers in the local community when care cannot be provided by VA or is inaccessible geographically. The incumbent processes consults using clinical judgment, VARCI processes, and VA resources and guidelines, and works independently within their scope of practice while demonstrating clinical decision-making capacity.

The position is not telework-eligible or virtual. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Military Training Network is required before the start date; online certifications are not accepted.

Requirements

• Graduate from an approved and accredited school of professional nursing, or meet the stated alternative education provisions for bridge-program candidates or graduates of foreign nursing schools.
• Hold current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Demonstrate basic written and spoken English proficiency.
• Meet the applicable education and professional nursing experience criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Have Basic Life Support certification from an American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider Course or Military Training Network before the start date; online certifications are not accepted.
• Meet the physical requirements, including visual acuity, hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and capacity for potentially extended periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing; patient or object transfers may be required.
• Complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as TB screening or testing.
• Meet employment conditions including U.S. citizenship subject to the stated exception, pre-employment drug screening for testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, and pre-employment physical examination.

Responsibilities

• Provide staff support and oversight for the VA Specialty Care program.
• Plan, design, integrate, implement, modify, and evaluate program components and services to improve patient-care quality and the appropriateness and timeliness of services.
• Facilitate and coordinate outpatient and inpatient services between VAAAHS providers and non-VA community providers when VA cannot provide care or geographical access is a barrier.
• Process consults using clinical judgment, VARCI processes, and VA resources and guidelines.
• Work independently within scope of practice and demonstrate clinical decision-making capacity.

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: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree