Registered Nurse - Care Coordinator Cardiology Clinic

Veterans Health Administration • Nashville, TN

25d • Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse Care Coordinator position is in the Nursing Service Cardiology Clinic at the Nashville, Tennessee VA Medical Center. The RN is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care and coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The nurse administers medications and procedures according to established policies and guidelines and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes.

The position provides competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic. Care includes coordination, health promotion, education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The RN also supports nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization; contributes a nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions; and promotes holistic, safe, quality specialty care and an evidence-based practice culture.

The work schedule is based on the needs of the service. Ad-hoc telework may be available. The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying education through an approved nursing bridge program or foreign nursing education pathway as specified in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. A Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned nurse grade and level.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position, including frequent lifting of 30 pounds or more, bending, stooping, climbing, twisting, prolonged standing and walking, reaching, and pushing medication carts, wheelchairs, litters, or beds.
• Emotional stability to care for Veterans with medical and psychiatric illnesses who may exhibit unpredictable or potentially assaultive behavior.
• Required vision and hearing capabilities, with corrective aids permitted as described in the announcement.
• U.S. citizenship is required unless qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants in testing-designated positions must complete urinalysis screening; applicants must also meet applicable Selective Service, background/security, onboarding, identification, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Applicants may be required to serve a probationary period and must complete application requirements detailed in the announcement.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2–3 years of experience in an outpatient cardiology clinic, cardiac step-down unit, cardiac telemetry unit, or coronary care unit (CCU).

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise direct patient care, taking responsibility for all elements of the nursing process.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administer medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes and contribute a professional nursing perspective to team discussions.
• Provide competent, evidence-based specialty care to assigned patients and oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting.
• Provide care coordination, health promotion, health education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic specialty care through collaboration.
• Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using best evidence and question clinical practices to support evidence-based care.
• Provide peers with informal constructive feedback and share educational findings, experiences, ideas, and knowledge.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to healthcare professionals’ development.
• Partner with colleagues to effect change and achieve optimal outcomes; participate in activities that sustain an evidence-based practice culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential 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 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
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree