Nurse Implant Coordinator

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Major duties:

* Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.

* Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.

* Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates implants for use as indicated. Communicates effectively with healthcare members, vendors, and patients to ensure continuity of care within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system.

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

* Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

* The Nurse Implant Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients.

* The Implant Coordinator will be responsive to patients and provider's requests and ensure customer satisfaction which reflects an understanding of implants and tissue processes.

* Responsible for the overall management and oversight of implant and tissue inventory, stocking, supply, and implant and tissue program for the entire facility.

* Ensuring that VA and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies governing the management of implants are followed.

* Ensuring a system (manual or automated) is implemented for tracking and storing all biological implants, from vendor or distributor to the recipient at implantation and that all necessary staff have access to local training on the system.

* Coordinating all aspects of implant management by working with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Prosthetic and Sensory Aid Service (PSAS), Sterile Processing Service (SPS), the Contracting Officer (CO), and other clinical areas using implants.

* Ensuring biological and non biological implants are entered into the electronic health record (EHR) by clinical service personnel upon implantation.

* Reconciling implants used with VA-owned inventory and vendor consignment stock or list by ensuring that adequate stock is available.

* Coordinating with all applicable services to ensure implant availability, input of consults, replacement of used stock and payment for used stock.

* The Implant Coordinator assists respective clinical services in developing all requirements and documents needed for consignment agreements.

* Reporting any known issues with consigned inventory, such as expired implants or inadequate inventory levels.

* Monitoring the processing of PSAS consults to ensure the timely procurement of needed implants and/or the payment for or replacement of used implants.

* The Implant Coordinator may be required to assist with staffing providing a wide variety of highly specialized direct and indirect patient care in the intensive care settings within the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of intervention.

* Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions.

* Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities while displaying competence in practice and decision making, deliberate planning, and critical skills.

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:

Monday - Friday, 0730 - 1600 or as needed by the Service.

Telework:
Not available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgram

Support, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
Not authorized