Registered Nurse- Telehealth Care Coordinator

Job Title

Nursing Position

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.
• Proves care and counseling of persons in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which included systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgement, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being;
  
  and executing medical regiments.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of complex patient care.
• Provides care in the least restrictive, most cost-effective manner.
• Applies care and case management principles to coordinate care using health informatics, disease management and HT Technologies.
• Works to improve clinical outcomes and access to care while reducing complications, hospitalizations, and clinic or emergency room visits for Veterans in post-acute care setting and high-risk patients with chronic outcomes and mental health disease.
• Triages and assess all data received from HT patients such as vital signs, reported symptoms, and question responses.
• Identifies and intervenes for potential exacerbations of complications to facilitate timely care in Patient Aligned Care Team Clinic, Emergency Department/Urgent Care, and or care in the community.

Preferred experience:

• PACT experience

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• 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:
  
  Full time, Monday - Friday
• Telework:
  Not Available
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.

This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.