Registered Nurse-Inpatient SCI Case Manager

Summary

The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager (CM) provides patient management - care coordination - and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings. The CM RN assists Veterans - family members - and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs.

• 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.)
  
  NOTE:
  
  Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity
• This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - and pushing
• Transferring patients and objects may be required
• Mechanical inpatient lifts are provided
• May be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations - operative/invasive procedures - or home settings
• May occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders
• Must be mature flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations - able to shift priorities - based on patient needs
• Must complete annual Employee Health requirements as a condition of employment
• If providing care in home settings or other off-site locations may be required to drive and/or ride in GSA-vehicles.

• The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager (CM) assesses - plans - implements - and evaluates care based on age-specific components
• Duties of the position are - but not limited to:
  Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care
• Assess - plan - implement - and evaluate care based on age-specific components
• Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care
• Follow procedures per established policies and guidelines
• Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
• Perform the core elements of the grade - including knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs
• Assist Veterans - family members - and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate…