CNH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE REGISTERED NURSE

Community Health Nurse Registered Nurse

The functions and duties of the CNH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE REGISTERED NURSE include but are not limited to the following:

• Contract Nursing Home (CNH) RN provides nursing expertise in the CNH program.
• The RN provides CNH resident oversight, consultation, and case management.
• The RN is a vital team member along with the CNH Coordinator, CNH Social Worker, and CNH Medical Director.
• Conduct site visits to the contract nursing homes; audit charting, interview Veterans regarding their care, ensure quality care is being delivered.
• Identify patient care needs in accordance with the established standards, policies, and procedures consistent with nursing practice.
• Interacts with Veterans, family members, and an interdisciplinary team of professionals.
• RN must follow up on referrals, consults, medical needs, and other tests to ensure continuity of care for Veterans residing in CNH homes.
• RN must monitor for appropriate utilization of care by conducting routine inspections of community nursing homes that have a contract with the VA.
• The RN must document CNH visit notes and other case management needs per VA guidelines.
• The RN must have an active driver's license and be able to sustain long periods of sitting and driving. and may be exposed to weather such as tornadoes, rainstorms, snow, ice, and other various weather related elements.
• The RN may need to develop creative and innovative strategies to resolve problems and/or promote positive outcomes in collaboration with other CNH team members.
• Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance councils, utilizing clinical expertise, evidence based practice, and knowledge to assist with finding solutions to problems or issues to improve the quality care provided to our veterans.

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 7:30am - 4:00pm no weekend rotation

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized to highly qualified and eligible new federal appointees or former federal employees with at least a 90-day break in service.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized