The Community Care RN Care Coordinator is responsible for organizing and directing team members to achieve desired patient outcomes through day-to-day and/ or telephonic care coordination and management. The RN Care Coordinator uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the Integrated Team and Provider teams (VA and Community) in developing the patient-driven care plan.
The Community Care RN Care Coordinator Responsible for the planning, integrating, implementing, modifying, and evaluating the effectiveness of the Veteran's care. Serves to support delivery of high quality, timely care to the Veteran receiving servicees in the community.
The job duties of the Community RN Care Cooridnator include but are not limited: Serves as the liaison to both internal and external providers and will be responsible for managing and coordinating the care of the Veterans and the seamless transition to and from the community. Functions directly to support the Local Office of Community Care (LOCC) through clinical review and care coordination of services for Veterans.
Utilizes the LOCC foundational elements to support the delivery of high-quality, timely care to the Veteran receiving services in the Community. The RN Care Coordinator is the leader of the Integrated Care Team established by the VA Community Care Operating Model. Provides clinical leadership and expertise on community care processes and regulations.
Possesses the knowledge related to VHA guidelines, utilization review criteria, current evidence-based standards of care, compliance guidelines, and local policy related to Delegation of Authority as established by the facility Chief of Staff. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
Primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group or community. Follows standardized care coordination model, incorporating case management principles if applicable, knowledge of processes related to referral and authorization, and secure medical documentation exchange. Able to identify Veterans requiring disease management and initiates the process to obtain these resources internally or externally to the VA if applicable.
Focuses on providing care that is unique to the Veteran's needs and continues to monitor, track, and intervene, if necessary, in the episode of care across the continuum. 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: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Fuctional Statements: 51835F, 51834F, 51833F, 51832F 51831F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This position is in the Excepted Service The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position.
For more information, refer to Required Documents below If you are a current federal employee, you are required to attach your Most Recent non-award SF-50. This should be a SF-50 from the current calendar year which shows your current position, grade and step. Award SF-50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted.
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. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp. If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet..
ANGELA.JONES17@VA.GOV · 813-816-7155-100133
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $60042 – $133123/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-03.
This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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