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Registered Nurse - Community Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Community Care (CC) Registered Nursing (RN) Navigator is responsible for executing a streamlined approach to receiving, triaging, and directing timely, coordinated care. The RN delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. The RN Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. The RN demonstrates proficient practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills.
What You'll Do
- →The RN Navigator uses the nursing process to collaborate with EKHCS care providers and community care providers ensuring the highest level of care for our Veterans.
- →The RN Navigator is responsible for collaborating with services internal and external to the VA to facilitate care transition in order to effectively meet the patients' needs.
- →The RN Nurse Navigator facilitates processing of Requests for Services received from community providers requesting authorization of payment for community services by VA for eligible veterans.
- →The RN Navigator is responsible for providing indirect nursing care by applying clinical nursing knowledge and skills, and for ensuring the safety and comfort of patients and families according to legal, organizational and professional standards.
- →The RN Navigator will review medical records of Veterans receiving outpatient services as well as hospitalized as inpatients in the Community.
- →The RN Navigator provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's goals.
- →The RN Navigator demonstrates leadership by serving as a preceptor or mentor to colleagues or students to enhance professional growth, development and practice.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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: e1fddc7f-3ead-47fe-b5d2-e43b7285f55f
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