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Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) CMA, provides direct staff support to the Community Care Program in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying and evaluating the effectiveness of program component and/or services to improve the quality of patient care and the appropriateness and timeliness of services provided.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The LPN-CMA is responsible for providing the clinical guidance and expertise for the coordination of Veteran's Community Care.
- →The LPN-CMA works in collaboration with the RN Care Manager and Advanced Medical Support Assistants in care coordination of Veteran's outpatient and inpatient community care by determining eligibility and payment methodology.
- →The LPN-CMA verifies care delivery, requests additional clinical information and collaborates with VA providers and community providers/vendors in ensuring the Veteran receives access to quality community care.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Receives electronic notifications of consults and/or community hospitalized notifications by accessing alerts in CPRS.
- →Verifies Veteran's eligibility status utilizing eligibility tool and determines Community care payment methodology.
- →Verifies justification for referral, reason for request, care required, medical justification, type-frequency-estimated length of services, etc.
- →Verifies use of appropriate consult and forwards if necessary to appropriate service.
- →Confirms provision of community outpatient and/inpatient care.
- →Requests clinical information/documentation to confirm care or to extend episode of care.
- →Notifies RN Care Manager and documents on consults of no-shows, cancellations, or refusals of care appointments.
- →Runs daily pending, active and scheduled reports to ensure consults are acted on timely, confirm care and request clarification as needed.
- →Updates, monitors, and tracks all authorized Community Care services in the FBCS system and VISTA Appointment Management System.
- →Works collaboratively with the RN Care Manager in coordination of care for outpatient and inpatient episodes of care.
- →Establishes, maintains and exercises an effective resource data base of contacts within the VA system and in the community to assist in facilitation and coordination of Veteran's care within the VA system and in the community.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 0acbfd8d-394e-4013-8d14-54aa069cfd50
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