Registered Nurse (CO)

Company Description

International SOS delivers customized medical and security risk management and wellbeing solutions to enable our clients to operate safely and effectively in environments far from home. Founded in 1984, we operate in 92 countries providing integrated medical solutions to organizations with international operations. Our innovative technology and medical and security expertise focus on prevention, offering real-time, actionable insights and on-the-ground quality delivery. We provide clinical services to include “hands on” direct care at over 800 sites around the world, many of which include inpatient clinical care capabilities. With 12,000 staff (including 5,200 medical and behavioral health providers) our services include the design, deployment, and operation of healthcare solutions including freestanding surgical facilities in remote and austere environments, telemedicine consultation through a wide range of virtual modalities, referrals to a global network of more than 100,000 vetted providers, and global aeromedical evacuation. Within our portfolio of companies, International SOS Government Medical Services (GMS), headquartered in Houston, Texas provides contracted healthcare support to Government defense and civil agencies and government contractors, including support to military exercises and operations, diplomatic missions, natural disasters, and refugee care. To protect your workforce, we are at your fingertips: internationalsos.com

Job Description

This position is contingent on contract award.

This position will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs Critical Staffing Program.  The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide services outlined below: 

International SOS is looking for an individual who is an experienced Referral Coordination Registered Nurse to manage and coordinate referrals for patients within a healthcare setting, ensuring timely access to specialized care, tracking referral progress, and collaborating with healthcare providers to enhance patient outcomes and continuity of care. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care, by contributing to the patient’s assessment, determining priorities, identifying nursing measures and therapeutic objectives and evaluating outcomes.  
• Apply independent judgment and nursing actions, flexibility, organizational skills, and the ability to utilize an interdisciplinary approach in the provision of nursing care. 
• Triage specialty consults for clinical appropriateness and completeness within the National RCI Standards for coordinated care.  
• Communicate with veterans on their health care options via phone calls to determine location for care at VA facility or through the community eligible providers allowing the veterans to make informed decisions on where to receive care if they are eligible.  
• Provide clinical knowledge and act as a clinical resource to multidisciplinary staff within our VISN19 and outside the VISN.  
• Collaborate with CACs to rebuild and modify consult templates.  
• Serve as a liaison to both internal staff and community care staff during the consult process.  
• Serves as liaison to the ordering provider and specialty care services.  
• Serves as delegation of authority by building trusting relationships with the specialty providers in the clinics 
•  Vet RCT Specialty Triage Tools with the VA specialty providers.  

This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements/Certifications:  

• A registered nurse (RN) will have a current, full, active and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia. 
• Must possess at least two years of direct patient care experience within the past three years.   
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 

Education Required: 

• 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: The accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 

Physical Requirements: 

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. 
• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time. 
• May require bending, stooping and lifting up to 15 lbs. 

Other Special Qualifications: 

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English to effectively communicate. 
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