RN Clinical Assessor

Veterans Health Administration • White River Junction, VT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This RN, Clinical Assessor position is for the Caregiver Support Program which is under the Social Service Department at the VA White River Junction Healthcare System. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. The RN, Clinical Assessor executes position responsibilities that demonstrate beginning leadership skills and participates in specific PCAFC experiences. This role provides services to promote and maintain health, prevent illness and injury through the nursing process, including systematic data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to health problems. The Assessor possesses thorough knowledge of PCAFC, PGCSS, clinical documentation requirements, current standards of care, and regulatory compliance. Accountable for utilizing critical thinking and sound judgment to ensure Veterans and caregivers are provided with thorough, comprehensive care options within the scope of the CSP. The CSP Clinical Assessor conducts home visits, provides assessments at VA facilities, and via phone and telehealth. They provide referrals and/or consults to VA and community supports and services, applying the nursing process and care coordination principles within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting. Core functions include assessing Veteran and Caregiver needs to determine appropriate program participation, using knowledge of the CSP to match Veteran functioning with appropriate CSP services, and evaluating current practice to formulate outcomes. Coordinates within the CSP to develop and implement strategies for performance improvement and enhancement of the program.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
• If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.

Nice To Haves

• Moderate to advanced proficiency with the Microsoft Suite of products, comfortable with technology (i.e. elementary understanding of databases, ability to change a Word document to a PDF, uploading and downloading documents, leading a group on Webex or Teams, etc.).
• Experience in adjusting to changes and working independently.
• Case Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate beginning leadership skills and participates in specific PCAFC experiences.
• Demonstrates creative approaches to the management of aspects of complex patient care.
• Provides services of persons in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, and health counseling.
• Possesses thorough knowledge of PCAFC, PGCSS, clinical documentation requirements, current standards of care, and all regulatory compliance requirements and guidelines.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills and sound judgment to ensure Veterans and caregivers are provided with thorough, comprehensive care options within the scope of the CSP.
• Conducts home visits to caregivers and Veterans approved in the program and provides assessments at VA facilities, via phone and telehealth.
• Provides referrals and/or consults to VA and community supports and services.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to apply principles of the CSP practice.
• Applies the nursing process and care coordination principles within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting, which will then enable effective application of CSP practices and principles.
• Conducts thorough assessment of Veteran and Caregiver needs to determine the most appropriate components of program participation.
• Uses knowledge of the CSP to matrix Veteran level of functioning with the appropriate CSP services (i.e., PGCSS; PCAFC; and/or Veteran entitlements and benefits) to ensure patient safety, recovery, and program stewardship.
• Evaluates, systematically, current practice and formulates outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise.
• Coordinates within the CSP to develop and implement strategies for performance improvement and enhancement of the program.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, 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, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (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