RN- TBI POLYTRAUMA CASE MANAGER
Location: Tulsa Oklahoma
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is at present looking to employ RN- TBI POLYTRAUMA CASE MANAGER right now, this vacancy will be placed in Oklahoma. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 878880
Tour of duty: Monday - Friday 8:00-4:30pm
O UR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincol! n's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Our Mission: Honor and serve our Veterans through excellence in healthcare.
As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans throug! h the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
VA ! professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .
This position is located in Muskogee population of 38,000, a city with a rich heritage, numerous activities, quality amenities, and a sense of pride and ownership. We are 2 hours east of Oklahoma City and 1 hour northeast of Tulsa.
Muskogee is full of special events throughout the year. Enjoy camping or boating on one of our five (5) surrounding lakes. Visit Honor Heights Park with the azaleas in full bloom during the famous Azalea Festival; go back in time at the Renaissance Fair at the Castle of Muskogee, or visit the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame with inductees such as: Toby Keith, D.C. Miner, Carrie Underwood, Roy Clark and Merle Haggard. You will also find information ! about our Education system that includes our public schools, community college, vocational school and universities. Visit the Muskogee Chamber website at: http://muskogeechamber.org/ . Muskogee is also home to several colleges and universities including Northeastern State University http://www.nsuok.edu/Muskogee.aspx , the historic Bacone College http://www.bacone.edu/ , and Connors State College http://connorsstate.edu/ .
Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center
Welcome to the greatest healthcare career opportunity in the world! Located in beautiful Muskogee, OK, the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center is seeking talented individuals to provide a variety of primary & secondary inpatient medical & surgical care along with outpatient primary & consultative care in medicine to our nation's veterans & their families. As a VA employee you will be a part of the Federal Employees Retirement system & eligible for monthly retirement benefits after 10 years of Federal! service; & have the opportunity to participate in the Thrift Savings P! lan (401k). Come enjoy the benefits of health insurance, vacation & sick days, job security, & all the benefits of being a Federal employee. Services include primary & urgent care, speech pathology & lab, nuclear medicine, physical rehabilitation, nutrition & food services, radiology, cardiology, endoscopy, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, pulmonary & respiratory care. Our motto is "Excellence Starts Here" and our staff is dedicated to providing quality healthcare to Veterans in eastern Oklahoma. Join us in providing the best care through the best careers.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English DUTIES:
This position is located in Tulsa at the Ernest Childers Outpatient Clinic. The
Case Manager/Utilization Review nurse is a registered nurse who is a graduate
o! f a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate
state-accrediting agency. (S)he is
directly responsible to the Nurse Manager Utilization Management/Case
Management. The role of the Case
Manager/Utilization Review nurse is to establish, promote and monitor seamless
care for veteran patients. This process
is accomplished through providing efficient and effective flow of information
between service disciplines within and outside the JCMVAMC. The Case Manager/Utilization Review nurse
will assure identification of the appropriate setting for delivery of care for
the veteran patient and to prevent over utilization, underutilization and
inefficient utilization of inpatient and outpatient resources by using
Interqual Criteria to conduct admission, continued stay, and discharge reviews. (S)he will coordinate care options that meet
appropriate utilization of inpatient and outpatient services and communicate
effectivel! y with veterans, families, providers and outside resources. (S)he is re! sponsible to participate in
interdisciplinary care meetings to ensure continuity of care from inpatient to
outpatient. (S)he must have excellent
administrative ability to prioritize and track issues, tasks, statistical data
and utilization review related duties in a self-directed manner.
The RN Case Manager will be required to travel to Muskogee two (2) days a week .
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required Graduate of 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 National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Educat! ion (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional! Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant s! elected. Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The criteria are as follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization, Professional Development: performance, education/career development, Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality, Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research. Education/Experience Requirements:
- Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience.
- Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience.
- Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
The criteria are as follows:
Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization; Professional Development: performance, education/career development; Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality; Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6 Nurse Qualification Standard.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the! U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Physical Requirements:
This
position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and
manual dexterity. This position requires
potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting,
bending, pulling, and pu! shing.
Transferring patients and objects may be required. This posi! tion requires visual acuity, keen
hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. The incumbent may be exposed to infected
patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective
clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to
patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric
disorders. The incumbent must be a
mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in
stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must
complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or
testing, as a condition of employment.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active du! ty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Once the application is complete, a review of your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your e! ligibility.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS will receive a rating of I! FM (ineligible due to missing forms). Requests for reconsideration will not be considered for applicants who fail to submit a complete application package. We cannot be held responsible for incompatible software, fax transmissions, delays in mail service, etc.
Only send documentation as requested/required by this announcement and that directly supports your qualifications for this position. BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp . OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competi! tive status.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this vacancy just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This vacancy starts available on: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:26:20 GMT
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