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Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Location: Bessemer, AL
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

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Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Responsibilities 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 The Registered Nurse (RN) role of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) RN Care Coordinator, PACT RNCC - is a member of a team for an assigned panel of patients. The RNCC functions as a member of a team consisting of the patient, primary care provider, LPN, clerk and other professionals including Clinical Pharmacists, Dietitians, Psychologists, and others. The RNCC optimizes patient care delivery and patient outcomes by providing Case Management; Care Coordination: and Telephone/virtual care Management. The RNCC provides care to patients with acute problems, patients undergoing transitions of care and patients with chronic conditions especially high-risk patients who would benefit from case management. The RNCC utilizes motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate patient development of patient driven goals for health optimization. The RNCC performs independently in collaboration with the provider to carry out the plan of care for the Veteran. He/she appropriately delegates to other team members but is responsible for providing case management and care coordination activities, clinical triage and making more complex clinical decisions. The RNCC uses face to face visits, telephone visits, secure messaging, and possible inpatient visits to patients assigned to the teamlet. The RNCC provides backup for other teamlet RN staff. The RNCC tracks patient outcomes to determine if interventions are effective. The PACT RNCC is responsible for the following duties: - Optimizes patient care delivery and patient outcomes by providing Case Management, Care Coordination and Telephone/virtual care Management. - Provides care to patients with acute problems, patients undergoing transitions of care and patients with chronic conditions especially high-risk patients who would benefit from case management. - Utilizes motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate development of patient driven goals for health optimization. - Performs independently in collaboration with the provider to carry out the plan of care for the veteran. - Delegates to other team members but is responsible for providing case management and care coordination activities, clinical triage and making complex clinical decisions. - Responsible for the nursing care for patients and working with and/or leading other team members to ensure quality care is delivered timely by the appropriate person. - Utilizes various platforms for visits including face to face, telephone visits, Video Connect Visits, secure messaging, and possible inpatient visits to patients assigned to the teamlet. - Tracks patient outcomes to determine if interventions are effective. - Complete tasks assigned to the LPN as needed, but much of the role encompasses performing nursing activities that include the core of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning and evaluation) and that requires specialized nursing knowledge, judgment and/or skill. - Performs nursing assessments: triages face to face, Video/Virtual visits or by telephone; in collaboration with the patient and provider identifies goal for optimizing health. - Provides patient/family education to improve outcomes, evaluates patient's progress or lack of progress toward achieving goals; and performs case management activities and care coordination activities for those patients assigned to the team who require those services. - Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care to the adult and geriatric population through collaborative strategies. - Provides direct nursing care to individual and groups of patients and assists with the direction and supervision of other assigned clinical and/or clerical staff. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm or 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Schedule agreed upon may vary based on needs of the service. Compressed/Flexible: Not available Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact Tammy R. Coates at tammy. coates2@ , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required 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 Individua


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