Registered Nurse - GEC Home Based Care

Veterans Health Administration • Green Bay, WI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Home Care RN provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and is responsible for patient management, care coordination, and discharge or disposition planning in inpatient and outpatient settings, often in Veterans’ homes. The nurse coordinates care among multiple providers across levels and sites of care and helps Veterans, families, and caregivers identify appropriate options and services for complex health care needs. These needs may involve acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress; residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions; and other health problems. The position addresses psychosocial, nursing, and medical needs through participation in interdisciplinary patient care management. A valid driver’s license is required. The schedule is day shift with variable start times; the position is not teleworkable or virtual and may require flexibility in schedule and assignments.

The VA offers a total rewards package that includes competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential performance awards, 50 days of paid time off annually (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays), a traditional federal pension with five-year vesting, and a federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions. Insurance offerings include federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care coverage; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

Applicants must meet the nursing education and licensure requirements applicable to the grade for which they are considered. The announcement describes Nurse I Levels I–III and Nurse II and III, with education and professional nursing experience requirements varying by grade and level. A current, full, active, and unrestricted U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or District of Columbia nursing registration is generally required, with a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment exception for eligible candidates pursuing licensure. Applicants must also demonstrate basic written and spoken English proficiency. The position may require a pre-employment physical, background and security investigation, drug testing for selected applicants in testing-designated positions, and participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program. A probationary period may be required.

Requirements

• Demonstrate basic written and spoken English proficiency.
• Graduate from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or meet the stated alternative education provisions for bridge-program candidates or foreign nursing graduates.
• Hold current, full, active, and unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education and professional nursing experience requirements for the applicable grade and level.
• Possess a current, valid driver’s license.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Complete required background/security investigation, onboarding, and pre-employment requirements; selected applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to drug screening.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Meet the physical demands associated with nursing duties, potentially including extended walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in home health, case management, geriatrics, or community-based nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient management, care coordination, and discharge or disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings, including Veterans’ homes.
• Coordinate care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
• Assist Veterans, family members, and caregivers in accessing appropriate options and services for complex health care needs.
• Address patients’ and families’ or caregivers’ psychosocial, nursing, and medical needs through interdisciplinary patient care management.

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 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