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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Community Care Referral Coordination Team RN (Middleton)

Middleton, Wisconsin, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$71K/yr - $157K/yr

USAJOBS is seeking a Community Care Referral Coordination Team Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Veterans Health Administration. The RN will be responsible for executing a streamlined approach to receiving, triaging, and directing care for veterans, ensuring they have access to a full range of care options within the VA and community providers.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The CC RCT RN uses nursing knowledge and systems theory to assess, organize, facilitate, and guide Veterans through their full range of care options including internal/direct care in Veterans Affairs (VA) and care in the community

The CC RCT RN serves as a liaison to both internal and community providers and is responsible for managing the care of the Veteran throughout the consult process

The CC RCT RN supports the medical center's mission to improve timely access to care, empower Veterans to make more informed care decisions and ensure eligible Veterans who want to receive care in the community are referred and scheduled into the community

The CC RCT RN will triage incoming referrals, discuss available care options, provide scheduling guidance, and be a resource within the service

The CC RCT RN will guide Veterans through their full range of care options including internal/direct care in VA and care in the community utilizing a national standardized triage tool

RCTs serve as the liaison between ordering or referring VA providers and specialty care services by clinically triaging consults or referrals to confirm the appropriate care is requested and all necessary pre-work and tests are completed

The CC RCT RN will comply with VA-mandated use of health information solutions that serve to store, exchange, and track referral care information

The CC RCT RN will work collaboratively within the Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) to triage Request for Services (RFS) to coordinate care processes defined by the IVC Field Guidebook to include developing a care coordination plan, reviewing medical documentation from community providers, communication of care coordination needs, and supporting the Veteran through the completion of the episode of care

The CC RCT RN will influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team both within the Veterans Affairs (VA) and in the community

The CC RCT RN will comply with VA-mandated processes and use of health information solutions that serve to assess, document, exchange, and track care coordination information

The CC RCT RN will utilize delegation of authority, if applicable, to function at their highest level of role performance and align high-quality care with key performance indicators to ensure practice standards meet patient care needs

Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals

Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team

Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes

Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care

Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers

Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care

Participates in activities and strategies to sustain an evidence-based practice culture

Qualification

Registered Nurse LicenseNursing EducationBSNHigherCase Management ExperienceReferral Coordination ExperienceClinical DocumentationUtilization Management StandardsCommunity Care RegulationsInterdisciplinary CollaborationEnglish Proficiency

Required

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)

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.)

Preferred

BSN or Higher preferred

Specialty Nurse Case Management experience preferred

Consult Review/Management experience preferred

Referral Coordination experience preferred

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.