The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system, offering a variety of Inpatient and Outpatient services to Veterans at the medical center in La Jolla and at the six Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in Chula Vista, Escondido, Imperial Valley, Kearny Mesa, Oceanside, Sorrento Valley, and Rio Clinic.
The VASDHS provides high quality care with advanced technologies and a compassionate service to Veterans.
The Cardiology RN Care Coordinator (RNCC) is a professional RN who functions both as a direct caregiver and coordinator for the cardiology service. The Cardiology RNCC assumes the following primary duties and responsibilities Participates in performance measure improvement. Provides direct patient care. Coordinates patient care for patients seen in all the Cardiology Fellows' clinics. Coordinates plan of care and fellows' schedules with their training facility coordinator.
Coordinates plans for outpatient heart failure (HF) care and services in collaboration with the HF NP and attending cardiologist for all HF specialty clinics. This ensures that all laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered have been completed before the patient's visit. Coordinate pharmacy and HF medical and nutrition reconciliation for HF patients.
Care coordinator in the triage and screening of HF, cardiomyopathy, and cardiac transplant patients, under the supervision of HF providers. Collaborates and coordinates Transplant and HF cases. Provide education to patients and family members regarding HF and cardiac transplantation. Assists with the referral to the VA Central Office (VACO) for heart transplant evaluations.
This includes collaboration between VACO, other VISNs to assist in patient care through the placement of electronic orders based on VA standardized protocols for specific tests, and completion of other documents to expedite care. Arrange transportation, home care needs, and lodging, as needed. Triage in-clinic or telephone calls. As appropriate, assist with hospital admissions and refer to the emergency department. Respond to Secure Messaging® messages, per MCM.
Manages clinic workflow to ensure appropriate access to services. Performs other duties as assigned.
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: Full Time Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available
Note: Only education or degrees of professional nursing approved by the appropriate 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); 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.
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Geehan.Chua@va.gov · (925) 372-2334
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $103980 – $188494/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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