Licensed Practical Nurse

Allied Health Professional

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assists with coordinating community consults, supports liaison between internal/external stakeholders.
• Provides purchased care and community care education to providers and staff, on an as needed basis.
• Acts as a liaison between Chillicothe VA and other VA and community facilities to ensure timely exchange of information related to consults and/or referrals.
• Scheduling appointments, interpreting, and verifying provider orders/consultations in accordance with Veteran Health Administration (VHA) national scheduling guidelines, scheduling, canceling, and re-scheduling patient's appointments and/or consults, entering no-show information, monitoring inpatient and outpatient appointments for areas of responsibility and preauthorization requirements for specific coverage.
• Monitors consult timeframe compliance.
• Reviews records for accuracy and completion.
• Collects data for reporting and dissemination to various programs, and manages medical administrative functions.
• Monitors progress of all open community outpatient consults within the medical center and corrects consult transmission errors and incorrect provider assignments.
• Utilizes multiple software applications to obtain information required to complete reports.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

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)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 92972-A, 92973-A, 92974-A, 91128-0

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Physical Requirements: Physical requirements require the ability to stand, walk, bend and move freely. The work requires long periods of utilizing a computer keyboard and up to two monitors, completing phone calls and electronic charting. Must have good hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity. Specific vision abilities required by this job function include but are not limited are close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be clean and neat in appearance. Must be emotionally stable and cooperative. Work is accomplished predominately in the Care Navigation Center. The physical surroundings involve working with Veterans, family members and surrogates to allow choices for ordered care in the community. The work is predominately performed in an office setting and involves the normal risks and discomforts typical of an office. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Special correct ergonomic precautions must be taken with sitting and typing. The incumbent will follow safety precautions are necessary. Since work requires interaction with patients, employees may be exposed to communicable diseases. Additionally, incumbent is at times confronted by dissatisfied patients or family members, special violence prevention in the workplace safety precautions are required.