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Other Jobs To Apply No other job posts for this day. The RN Care Coordinator provides care and counseling of persons based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling, provision of care supportive to well-being, and executing medical regimens including administering medications and/ or treatments prescribed by a licensed or legally authorized provider. U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement. 1. Current permanent employees of Atlanta VHA. 2. Current permanent employees of VHA. 3. Open to the public. The RN Care Coordinator duties consist of but are not limited to:

• Directs care for a panel of patients throughout the continuum of care to ensure that care is timely, appropriate, high quality, and cost-effective.
• Works closely with program staff, the primary care provider (or providers), Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) members and other healthcare professionals throughout the health care system, internal or external services and community agencies, and medical center leadership.
• Provides professional assessment, coordination, and planning of multiple health care services acts on behalf of the Veteran to assure that necessary clinical services are received, and that progress is being made.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of care management services provided to Veterans.
• Providing initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, including a review of systems that establish a comprehensive plan of care. The Care Coordinator identifies, analyzes, and prioritizes problems and interventions and sets appropriate measurable goals (i.e., Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely [SMART] goals). The treatment plan is an extension of the Veteran's primary care plan and is completed in collaboration with PACT, HBPC, mental health care, and other specialty care services, as appropriate for each Veteran enrolled in the program.
• Triaging and assessing all data received from RPM-HT Program patients, such as vital signs, reported symptoms, and question responses.
• The Care Coordinator will review daily responses each workday and contact Veterans about worrisome responses and trends, significant changes in condition, or changes in other specific data elements received, as clinically appropriate. Ideally, Care Coordinators should contact Veterans when responses indicate that an issue may be developing in order to provide education, offer self-management tips, and assist with problem-solving, rather than waiting until a red alert shows that the situation may be out of control.
• The incumbent completes an assessment of patients who may have multiple and complex comorbidities that necessitate additional coordination of care and case management to ensure easily accessible, continuous, high-quality care across all settings.
• The incumbent provides ongoing professional assessment and case management to an adult population of predominantly (but not limited to) older male patients.
• Completes assessment and plan of care on assigned patients and provides individualized nursing care.
• Conduct ongoing reassessments to evaluate changes in patients' status.
• Identifying and intervening to address potential exacerbations or complications in order to facilitate timely care in a clinic, emergency response urgent care setting, or care in the community.

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: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Travel required, 25% Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. •