Registered Nurse - Home Telehealth

Staff Registered Nurse

The Staff Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect nursing care to patients and families in the Home Telehealth program. The Registered Nurse provides for the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, 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 regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider. Major duties include but not limited to:

• Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge in therapeutic procedures which relate to home care.
• Effectively utilizes support services, education, and other resources and takes action through referrals, consults, and direct actions to ensure patient care needs are met.
• Identifies and resolves routine problems related to patient care coordination, promoting efficient utilization of resources and cost-effective care.
• Accurately interprets policy to patients, families or visitors and refers them to appropriate personnel for problem resolution or to enhance CCHT services.
• Assess the need for special medical equipment and/or supplies and arranges for procurement.
• Participates in in-service educational programs regarding CCHT and discharge planning for inpatient and ambulatory care professional staff as needed.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in completion of care and practice specific procedures/competencies according to the Competency checklist for CCHT.
• Assesses learning needs of patients/families and assists them to acquire new skills.
• Assists families, and other staff members with developing coping mechanisms to provide care in the home setting.
• Assists families and other staff members with developing coping mechanisms in emergency situations.
• Exhibits broad knowledge base of home telehealth/medical/surgical/psychiatric nursing.
• Correctly completes encounters.
• Understands and appropriately performs telephone triage/management.
• Makes appropriate referrals and collaborates with community agencies to provide services to patient and families.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team members, health care personnel in primary care clinics, ambulatory care and acute hospital units, Veterans Community Living Centers and community agencies.
• Collaborates with community health agencies concerning outpatient health care issues and resources.

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: Full-Time 7:30am-4pm

Compressed/Flexible: Not Available

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs