The Alaska VA Healthcare System is recruiting for one RN to perform duties within the Communty Care department and coordinate care for traveling Veterans either vested in another Veterans Affairs (VA) facility and traveling to the local catchment area, or traveling outside of the local catchment area, focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines.
TVC/IFC Coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Resposibilities and dutes are but not limited to the following: Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations..
Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care for traveling Veterans either vested in another Veterans Affairs (VA) facility and traveling to the local catchment area. Focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
Ensures effective communication and continuity of care throughout all phases of patient movement, referral, and care transitions both within and between VHA sites of care. Oversight of interfacility consults, including triage, processing, and coordination of all requisite pre-consult diagnostic testing, labs, and imaging, as well as followup diagnostic care as necessary.
The incumbent utilizes clinical practice guidelines, care pathways, and Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) to ensure care is provided in the least restrictive and most cost-effective manner while monitoring chronic disease and health promotion indices through clinical guidelines and performance measures.
The TVC/IFC Coordinator is further responsible for performing quality and performance measures analysis and reporting trends related to consults, referrals, and systems issues utilizing the nursing process. Functions as an emerging leader in providing direction to staff to identify, implement and evaluate patient care needs. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure the plan of care is achieved.
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; 8:00 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m. Telework: Ad-hoc only and based on agency policy, not regular or reoccurring Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized EDRP: Not Approved
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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.
For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Note: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013.
ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.) Note: In order to grant credit towards an appointment based on foreign nursing education higher than the associate degree level, formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency accepted by VA such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD) must be obtained.
Michael.Whitesell@va.gov · 907-257-4835
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $91954 – $160596/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-13.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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