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Registered Nurse - Patient Care Coordinator (Urology)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Registered Nurse Patient Care Coordinator (Urology). The Registered Nurse Patient Care Coordinator will function in Urology within Surgical Service.
What You'll Do
- →The duties for the Registered Nurse - Patient Care Coordinator (Urology) position include but are not limited to: Schedules surgical patients for both the Cleveland VA Medical Center and Outpatient Surgery Center locations utilizing appropriate OR block time for the appropriate level of patient care.
- →Tracks, analyze, and manages pre-operative evaluations, laboratory, and radiology results and provide information to providers as well as identify concerns.
- →Assist provider with communicating and tracking patient results in a timely manner as directed in VHA Directive 1088.
- →Maintaining notification compliance and tracking patient results using the VA approved and web-based application, Care Management Tool (CMT).
- →Assist providers with tracking and communicating results for complex surgical and oncological patients.
- →Providing and maintain updated evidence-based education, information, and materials for surgical patients and families.
- →Prepare and enter surgical consults, such as Pre-op Clinic, Same Day Center, Outpatient Surgical Center, and Request for Surgery.
- →Consult placement is time-sensitive and must remain in compliance with the VHA Surgical Directive 1128.
- →Coordinate and assist patients with scheduling difficulties such as multiple time-sensitive appointments within the Urology department.
- →Coordinate and assist patients and families with accommodations and transportation required to complete surgical procedures and provide care without delays.
- →Coordinate and educate patients/families participating in surgical procedures using evidence-based information to enhance patient participation in healthcare outcomes.
- →Collaborate routinely with multidisciplinary groups to carry out recommended treatment in a timely manner.
- →Collaborate with VISN 10 facilities to complete Inter-Facility Consults to provide cost-efficient treatment, in lieu of outsourcing and maintaining continuity of care.
- →Assist with expediting care by scheduling appointments, coordinating transportation and accommodations for patients and families.
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.
- ✓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: 31ca3f38-529e-4081-b49a-17a0c3ff8f7f
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