The Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Home Telehealth (HT) Registered Nurse (RN) Care Coordinator executes position responsibilities that demonstrate beginning leadership skills and participates in specific HT experiences. Position is assigned to Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Selectee must be located in the catchment area (within 2 hours) to CAVHS in Little Rock, Arkansas in the event there is a power outage or internet loss and for meetings or trainings.
The Home Telehealth (HT) is a program that applies care and case management principles to coordinate care using health informatics, disease management and HT technologies to facilitate access to care and to improve the health of Veterans with the specific intent of providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
The Home Telehealth Care Coordinator RN is responsible for: Works to improve clinical outcomes and access to care while reducing complications, hospitalizations, and clinic or emergency room visits for Veterans in post-acute care settings and high-risk patients with chronic and mental health disease. Provides initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment to include a review of systems which establishes a comprehensive plan of care.
Triages and assesses all data received from HT patients such as vital signs, reported symptoms and question responses. Identifies and intervenes for potential exacerbations of complications to facilitate timely care in Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) clinic, Emergency Department (ED)/Urgent Care (UC), and or/care in the community. Provides communication and data exchange with community-based providers with community-based providers when there is co-managed care.
Provides interdisciplinary consultation and interventions such as with Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) and other non-institutional care programs and venues, Mental Health (MH), Social Work (SW), Pharmacy, Nutrition, etc. when there is co-managed care Identifies patients' knowledge, health factors, skills, and behaviors that support self-management and identify gaps therein. Provides health care coaching, patient education, and motivational counseling.
Communicates and facilitates with the interdisciplinary team regarding progress to goals; patterns or trends of data, symptoms or findings; concerning findings; need for provider assessment and/or interventions. Brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.
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: Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm with varying shifts (Subject to change based on the needs of the service) Telework: This position is currently 100% telework, and exempted from returned to office requirements.
Exempted positions are reviewed annually and do not imply permanent telework work status. Subject to change based on the needs of the organization, in which case office space would be assigned by Supervisor at a local VA Facility/CBOC or Federal Agency. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Dionne.Schreckengost@va.gov · 318-466-2936
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $79427 – $169322/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-13.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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