Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse-Referral Coordination Team Louisville, Kentucky 603. This position will act as the Geri ED Case Manager.
The Referral Coordination Team (RCT) Registered Nurse (RN)) is responsible for executing a streamlined approach to receiving, triaging, and directing timely, coordinated care. The RCT RN possesses intimate knowledge of the internal referral care process, clinical review criteria, utilization management standards, clinical documentation requirements, community care regulations, and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) standards and guidelines.
The RCT RN uses nursing knowledge and systems theory to assess, organize, facilitate, and guide Veterans through their full range of care options including internal/direct care in Veterans Affairs (VA) and care in the community. The RCT RN serves as a liaison to both internal and community providers and is responsible for managing the care of the Veteran throughout the consult process.
The RCT RN supports the medical center's mission to improve timely access to care, empower Veterans to make more informed care decisions and ensure eligible Veterans who want to receive care in the community are referred and scheduled into the community. The RCT RN will triage incoming referrals, discuss available care options, provide scheduling guidance, and be a resource within the service.
The RCT RN will guide Veterans through their full range of care options including internal/direct care in VA and care in the community utilizing a national standardized triage tool. RCTs serve as the liaison between ordering or referring VA providers and specialty care services by clinically triaging consults or referrals to confirm the appropriate care is requested and all necessary pre-work and tests are completed.
The RCT RN will comply with VA-mandated use of health information solutions that serve to store, exchange, and track referral care information. The RCT nurse will work collaboratively with the Office of Integrated Veteran Care to triage Request for Services (RFS) to promote inhouse service access.
The RCT RN will Utilize delegation of authority, if applicable, to function at their highest level of role performance and align high-quality care with key performance indicators to ensure business practice standards meet patient care needs Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations Be responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility 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, 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Pay Schedule: NF45
Sean.Shepherd@va.gov · 615-279-2010
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $74486 – $133592/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-04.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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