Registered Nurse-Healthcare for Homeless Veterans

Veterans Health Administration • Shreveport, LA

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care using age-specific components. The nurse coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care; follows established policies and guidelines; and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes.

In the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans role, the nurse provides outreach, case management, and care coordination for homeless or at-risk Veterans in VA and community settings. This includes engaging Veterans in shelters, on the streets, and in transitional housing to provide direct clinical care, health assessments, and guidance through the VA healthcare system. The nurse helps Veterans and their families or caregivers access appropriate services for complex health needs, coordinates care across providers and sites, addresses psychosocial, nursing, and medical needs through interdisciplinary care management, and evaluates care and outcomes to support timely, appropriate services.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad hoc telework may be available at the supervisor’s discretion; this is not a virtual position. The work is performed in an office or clinic setting and also involves outreach in community settings. The position requires the ability to independently operate a government vehicle and provide a clean driving record report.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or a qualifying nursing bridge or foreign education pathway as specified in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education and experience requirements for the applicable Nurse grade and level, as described in the announcement.
• Ability to independently operate a government vehicle.
• Provide a clean driving record report from the DMV during pre-employment.
• Meet pre-employment conditions, including applicable drug testing, background/security investigation, physical examination, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Background in caring for the homeless population.
• Experience with community-based patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach, case management, and care coordination for homeless or at-risk Veterans in VA and community-based settings.
• Engage with homeless Veterans in shelters, on the streets, and in transitional housing to provide direct clinical care, health assessments, and navigation through the VA healthcare system.
• Assist Veterans, family members, and caregivers in accessing appropriate services for complex healthcare needs, including acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress; traumatic brain injury residuals; community adjustment; addictions; and other health problems.
• 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 timely and appropriate provision of services.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific care; coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and follow established policies and guidelines.

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.
• Federal 401(k), with VA contributions of up to 5%.
• 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree