Virtual Care Support Registered Nurse

Patient Aligned Care Team Nurse Care Manager
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Nurse Care Manager (NCM) is a member of the PACT Team let (Primary Care Provider, Nurse Care Manager, Licensed Practical Nurse, Health Technician, and Clerical Associate) and supports the work of the expanded team (Pharmacist, Social Worker, Home Telehealth RN, Psychologist, and Dietician). Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating care for an assigned panel of patients at Fayetteville Coastal Health Care System
Recognizing the age-related cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult and geriatric patient focusing on chronic disease management.
Identifies and provides case management for high-risk cohort of patients utilizing chronic disease management data mining tools to include but not limited to Care Management Tool (CMT), Business Intelligent Strategic Learning (BISL), VISN 6 Access Report, VISTA, and VHA Support Service Center (VSSC) reports such as PC Almanac, Compass, Primary Care Management Module (PCMM) Care Needs Assessment (CNA).
Utilizes other registries to manage disease processes such as Diabetic, Mammography, Cardiovascular, and Opioid Registries to access data base for pain management.
Performs timely Post-Discharge/ ED/ Urgent Care, walk-ins, and schedule visits are addressed using appropriate documentation templates/notes, codes, education.
Ensures Secure Messaging and telephone contacts are addressed timely.
Assesses and enrolls eligible patients into nontraditional modalities of care such as Home telehealth and Telemedicine.
The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).
Leads and organizes delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning.
Uses sound clinical judgment in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating nursing care, based on the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).
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; 0800 - 1630
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized