Registered Nurse

Place of Performance: Office of Community Care (OCC), 4100 E. Mississippi Ave, Glendale, CO 80045  Hours of Performance: Monday-Friday, between 7:30am and 5:30pm (Exact shifts may vary by team assignment, but will remain within standard daytime hours) NO evenings, weekends, or holidays unless otherwise requested. Minimum Requirements: Education: Graduation from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-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). License: Current, active license in at least one (1) state, territory, or commonwealth in the U.S. or District of Columbia. Experience: Minimum 2 years of direct patient care experience within the last 3 years. Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Core Duties: Provide direct and indirect nursing care, by contributing to the patient’s assessment, determining priorities, identifying nursing measures and therapeutic objectives and evaluating outcomes. The position requires independent judgment and nursing actions, flexibility, organizational skills, and the ability to utilize an interdisciplinary approach in the provision of nursing care. Review consults/requests for completeness and appropriateness/utilization review. Dispositioning care in the community per utilization review and guidelines. Clinical review of incoming medical records documenting communication with ordering providers and PCP. Coordination of care- corresponding with veteran, community providers, internal providers/nurses, and admin staff to ensure the care and authorization for care requested is processed. Triage specialty consults for clinical appropriateness & completeness within the National RCI Standards for coordinated care. Communicate with veterans on their health care options via phone calls to determine receiving care at VA facility or through the community eligible providers so the veterans can make informed decisions on how/when/where to receive specialty care if they are eligible for CC. Provide clinical knowledge to the veterans and act as a clinical resource to multidisciplinary staff (MDs, LIPs, SW, HAS, etc.) within our VISN19 and outside the VISN. Collaborate with CACs to rebuild/modify consult templates. Serve as a liaison to both internal staff and CC staff during the consult process. Serves as liaison to the ordering provider and specialty care services RCI is implemented into. Serves as Delegation of Authority by building trusting relationships with the Specialty providers in the clinics RCI is implemented into based on vetted RCT Specialty Triage Tools with the VA specialty providers we collaborate. Attend staff meetings as required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee. Follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care.