Vision Care Coordinator RN

Advanced Chenega Services • San Diego, CA

11h • $60 • Onsite

About The Position

The Vision Care Coordinator provides onsite support for the coordination of vision health care in the DoD Military Health System and the VA Health System. This role involves supporting service members and beneficiaries with vision-threatening conditions such as ocular trauma and other vision loss injuries, ensuring they receive timely and appropriate care. The coordinator will direct the cooperation of vision care specialists and manage patient movement through the health system. Support will also be provided for beneficiaries with high-risk conditions like retinopathy of prematurity. A key aspect of the role is creating a nationwide coordination network with military hospitals, clinics, and VA facilities across the United States and overseas to assist with ocular care management needs. This includes arranging eye care for patients by managing referrals, patient movement, follow-ups, and monitoring performance metrics to facilitate patient transfers between Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) and allied healthcare providers like the VA health system, in support of the DoD vision care coordination program. The position requires travel within the Continental United States (CONUS) and the National Capitol Region (NCR) for meetings, conferences, and training, along with other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience as a health care coordinator, social worker, case manager, or registered nurse.
• Possess and maintain an active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in a U.S. state or territory, as required for contract performance.
• Active federal government background check within last 6 (six) months.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN)
• Registered Nurse experience with demonstrated experience in care coordination or case management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience with MHS GENESIS electronic health records is preferrable
• Experience working with ophthalmology, optometry, low vision patients.
• Possess skilled with data collection and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for those with vision-threatening conditions such as ocular trauma and other vision loss injuries by ensuring that the service member or beneficiary receives timely and appropriate vision care by directing the cooperation of vision care specialists and the movement of the patient through the health system.
• Provide support for other beneficiaries with high-risk conditions, such as retinopathy of prematurity.
• Create a nationwide coordination network with military hospitals, clinics, and VA facilities across the United States and overseas to assist with ocular care management needs.
• Arrange eye care for patients: (i.e. manage referrals, movement of patients, follow-ups, monitoring performance metrics) to facilitate the transfer of patients between the Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) and between allied healthcare providers such as the VA health system in support of the DoD vision care coordination program.
• Required to travel within the Continental United States (CONUS) and within the National Capitol Region (NCR) to attend meetings, conferences, and training.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior