RN - Case Management at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Summary Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge / disposition planning for inpatient 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.

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.

Responsibilities Major duties include, but may not be limited to : 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, posthospitalization recovery and health maintenance / improvement.

Responsible for delivery of quality care by using case management functions such as assessment, intervention, evaluation and safe discharge planning including appropriate documentation.

Screens patients within 24-48 hours of admission, utilizing data from standardized sources to identify the appropriate intensity of case management required.

Prioritizes the patients on need for case management. Screens patients for social service, home care, and other community care needs;

and coordinates or makes referrals as appropriate; and seeks consultation when indicated. Develops Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan with measurable and objective goals, in collaboration with the patient, family, provider, and members of the interdisciplinary care team for all patients identified are requiring complex level of case management.

Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary groups in a cohesive manner. Appropriately documents interventions and oversees appropriate health team documentation of patientcare.

Able to access and interpret patient data gathered during patient rounds. Actively participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, and is competent in documenting in the GUI, VISTA and CPRS systems, about the patient's social, emotional, mental health and medical needs.

Collaborates with all the interdisciplinary members of the team included physicians, nurses, social workers, Utilization Management team, Extended Care teams VA CLC staff, for program development, quality care, and resource planning.

Keeps the interdisciplinary team aware of the progress, plan and barriers. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package : VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay : Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off : 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement : Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance : Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure : 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule : 7 : 00am - 3 : 30pm with flexibility to meet patient needs Telework : Not Available Requirements Conditions of Employment U.

S. 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.

You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background / security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

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).

Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications Basic Requirements : English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U. S. C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant : The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE);

OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program.

Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program.

Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree / entry level Nursing education program.

Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree / entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).

Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.

e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception : Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.

NOTE : Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1 / 29 / 2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure / certification.

Grade Determinations : The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade.

The Dimension requirements (Practice, Veteran / Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Developme

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