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RN- Care Manager- Care in the Community

Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$69K/yr - $141K/yr

5+ years exp

VA Butler Healthcare is seeking an RN Care Manager for the Community Care Section at the Butler VA Medical Center. This role involves providing care to Veterans through community providers when VA cannot provide the necessary care, ensuring high quality and timely services based on individual needs and eligibility requirements.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care

Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the effectiveness of the Veteran's care

Serves to support delivery of high quality, timely care to the Veteran receiving services in the community

Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care

Responsible for executing a streamlined approach to receiving, triaging, and directing timely, coordinated care

Demonstrates proficient practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills

Possesses intimate knowledge of the internal referral care process, clinical review criteria, utilization management standards, clinical documentation requirements, community care regulations, and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) standards and guidelines

Will use 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

Serves as a liaison to both internal and community providers and is responsible for managing the care of the Veteran throughout the consult process

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

Will support the medical center's mission to improve timely access to care, ensure Veterans who want to receive care in the community are referred and scheduled into the community, and support the delivery of high quality, timely care to the Veteran receiving community services

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

Qualification

Registered Nurse LicenseNursing ProcessCase Management ExperiencePatient EducationCustomer SatisfactionCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

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. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements

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