The Marion VA Health Care System is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to serve as the Care Coordination RN on the Referral Coordination Team within The Group Practice Manager under the Chief of Staff services located in Marion, IL.
Duties of the Registered Nurse (Referral Coordination Team) include but are not limited to: Communicate with Veterans regarding their health care options including local VA Medical Center and community-based eligibility, allowing the Veteran to make the most informed decision for Right Care, Right Time, at Right Location. Serve as a liaison between referring providers and specialty care services.
Outpatient specialty clinic care coordination and patient flow management, including appointment management. Facilitate the timely and clinically appropriate processing of referrals throughout the facility and region. Clinically review internal consults/referrals for medical necessity of requested services using clinical judgment, triage tools, and care coordination agreements.
Collaborate closely with clinicians and leaders from the medical and surgical specialties, primary care, and Community Care, to facilitate timely and appropriate care. Provide clinical knowledge and act as a resource to multidisciplinary staff. Track consults previously cancelled due to incomplete pre-work and ensure required pre-work is completed, and consults are resubmitted as appropriate.
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 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): not authorized
David.Orozco@va.gov · 361-905-3700
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $69904 – $129393/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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