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RN - Women's Health Care Coordinator

Buffalo, New York, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$70K/yr - $129K/yr

3+ years exp

The Buffalo VA Medical Center is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to serve as the Women's Health Care Coordinator. The incumbent provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings, addressing the psychosocial, nursing, and medical needs of patients and their families through participation with the interdisciplinary care team.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care. Coordination also includes assuring services interface within the Veterans Affairs (VA) and community programs to provide continuity of care to patients

Coordinates and expedites care from diagnosis to treatment

Analyzes and manages laboratory and radiology results and provides information to the providers

Utilizes databases to provide population management to track patient care through all episodes of care

Evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services

Advocates for holistic care through patient/family education and provider interaction and implements an educational plan to meet the patient care needs

Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines

Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients

Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement

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

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

Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations

Responsible for the documenting broad and complex outcomes at the program or service level, that can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility

Qualification

Registered Nurse LicenseWomen's Health NursingBSNCare CoordinationOutpatient TriageMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMinimal SupervisionPatient ManagementLeadership

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

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)

You may be required to serve a probationary period

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement

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.)