Description du poste
The Castle Point VAMC as part of the Hudson Valley VA system is seeking a Nurse to join the Quality and Patient Safety team. Responsibilities include the coordination of care for traveling Veterans either vested in another Veterans Affairs (VA) facility and traveling to the local catchment area, or traveling outside of the local catchment area, focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
The Traveling Veteran Coordinator (TVC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for executing a streamlined approach to receiving, triaging, and directing timely, coordinated care. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. The TVC is assigned to Veterans requiring complex care coordination or specialized case management services. The TVC serves as the primary point of contact between Veterans and their families or caregivers and communicates with the health care team while leading complex care coordination and case management efforts. The TVC duties are multifaceted and may be divided between RN functions of the TVC Program which include consult management, care management and coordination of benefits. The TVC serves as a liaison for the Veteran between VA facilities and is responsible for managing the care of the Veteran throughout the process. The TVC supports the medical center's mission to improve timely access to care. The TVC will function at their highest level of role performance and align high-quality care with key performance indicators to ensure business practice standards meet patient care needs. The TVC will work collaboratively as a member of the interdisciplinary team and make caring for the Veteran their priority while in the work setting, and demonstrate customer service principles in all aspects of work. 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: 0800-1630 Telework: Ad hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
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