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Nurse (Case Manager/Home Health)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with interdisciplinary team members.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Listed duties are at the Full Position Level III.
- →Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties include, but are not limited to: The Nurse Acute Care Case Management (CM) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in providing complex patient management.
- →Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
- →The CM RN assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs.
- →This includes, but is not limited to, acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions and other health problems.
- →Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
- →The CM RN addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation in interdisciplinary patient care management practice.
- →The CM RN also evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services.
- →Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
- →Supports colleagues and other nurses through CM knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
- →Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
- →Evaluates CM outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
- →Responsible for the documented CM outcomes at the program or service level.
- →Provides initial and ongoing assessment of patients to identify needs, issues, resources, and care goals, and identifies resources and critical factors for achieving desired outcomes for discharge, post-hospitalization recovery, and health maintenance/improvement.
Requirements
- ✓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 a pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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