Registered Nurse Case Manager - Genetics

Description

About Us

Valor Healthcare is a veteran and physician-led provider of healthcare services for deserving, resilient patriots. We aim to deliver high-quality care in a way that upholds the health of our nation’s greatest asset: its people. The entire Valor team works hard to earn the trust of those who have faith in us to care for them with respect and through methods that lead to excellent outcomes.

Position Summary

The RN-Care Manager in Primary Care is a team member who provides comprehensive and coordinated nursing care to an assigned panel of patients and who collaborates with VA and community services to effectivity meet the health promotion or disease prevention, acute, chronic, and long-term needs, based on the Veteran's goals and plan of care. This role will primarily assist in genetic counseling/testing or the field of genetics.

Contract

This role will be telehealth assisting patients out of the Durham, NC Veteran Affairs Medical Center. The contract is for 1 year with the potential to extend for up to 2 years in total.

Schedule

Day Shift.

Remote Eligibility

This position is remote eligible as long as you are residing within one of the 50 US states or district of Columbia.

Responsibilities

• Assess the health care needs of the patient and maintain or develop a plan of care to meet interdisciplinary goals
• Assess and act on significant changes in the patient’s health condition
• Coordinates care and provides direct patient care and patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's goals.
• Coordinate and participate in admission, transfer, and discharge of patient
• Demonstrates leadership by serving as a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) leader and serves as a preceptor or mentor to colleagues or students to enhance professional growth, development and practice.
• Educate patients and/or families regarding health and diagnoses and medication administration.
• Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management model, providing Care Coordination and Case Management (CC&ICM) to complex patients.
• Comprehensive care for Women Veterans, vaccination initiatives and other clinical services as required.
• Ability to perform accurate physical assessments, triage patient needs, and make sound, independent clinical judgments resulting in appropriate plans of care and improved patient outcomes.
• Organize and prioritize their own work and interface with resources and programs in the community including co-managed care providers to coordinate patient care across the continuum of care including but not limited to non-VA care, inpatient hospitalizations, specialty care, palliative care settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Basis Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• At least 3 years of experience with case management.
• At least 1 year of experience with genetic testing.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license for any state or commonwealth to practice as a Registered Nurse. Depending on the contract, state licensure for in the state practicing may be required.
• U.S. Citizenship: Shall be a U.S. citizen.
• Proficiency in EMR/EHR systems and general technology.
• Successful completion of any necessary federal background check and VA credentialing polices.

This job is CONTINGENT upon contract award, client approval, completion of a favorable background investigation, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust / High Risk clearance.

Valor Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.