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Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Surgical Specialty Care Coordinator applies advanced clinical knowledge and judgement to deliver high-quality and evidence-based care to veterans and their families. This role includes completing assessments and ensuring accurate documentation in electronic health record in accordance to established policies and procedures.
What You'll Do
- →RN NG57 pay scale Note to VA Employees: Grades and steps will be unaffected by this change but could result in a change to your current salary due to different pay scales.
- →The Surgical Care Coordinator (SCC) is a vital member of the Surgical Specialty Service responsible for coordinating safe, timely, and patient-centered perioperative care for Veterans undergoing surgical procedures.
- →The SCC ensures readiness for surgery, collaborates across multidisciplinary teams, and guides Veterans throughout the pre-operative and post-operative process.
- →The Surgical Care Coordinator provides direct operational support to surgical specialty clinics, ensuring smooth daily flow, safe patient care, and consistent communication across teams.
- →Responsibilities include: Cross-coverage for high-volume or understaffed surgical clinics, collaborating with nurse managers to stabilize clinic workloads, coordinating with clinic LPNs and RNs to maintain efficient patient movement, reinforce coverage plans, and minimize clinic flow disruptions.
- →The Care Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/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 members of the interdisciplinary team.
- →Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
- →Duties include but are not limited to Providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients.
- →Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
- →The Care Coordinator assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs.
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 pre-employment physical 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
Job ID: 6edea8b4-d13e-44ea-8b07-2a78d8b8e795
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