Nurse (Cardio-Vet Care Manager)

Two vacancies are available within the CARDIO-VET Network: one in Cambridge, MD, and one in either Wappinger Falls or Goshen, NY. The incumbent provides and coordinates direct patient care, applying the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, promotes patient education and self-management, and demonstrates leadership in managing complex patient care. Travel within the network will be required.

The Nurse Care Manager, Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate expert leadership, experience, and creative approaches in providing complex patient management. Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning. The Care Manager assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex cardiovascular care needs. Coordinates care with multiple providers across the Cardiology Hub and Spoke Network. Coordination also includes assuring services interface within the Veterans Affairs (VA) and community programs to provide continuity of care to patients. The duties of the Nurse Care Manage are but not limited to: Addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of Veterans and their families/caregivers, through participation with the interdisciplinary care team. Analyzes and manages laboratory and radiology results and provides information to the providers. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines. Advocates for holistic care through patient/family education and provider interaction and implements an educational plan to meet the Veteran care needs. Leads and organizes delivery of care to ensure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice. Applies nursing expertise to lead improvement, with demonstrated outcomes, beyond the immediate practice setting. Demonstrates leadership in patient advocacy by protecting the health, safety, and rights of patient population groups beyond the immediate practice setting. Models' high reliability principles and I CARE values to improve the consistency of care delivery and patient outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting. 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: 7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible: Compressed work schedule authorized Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Driving: This position will be required to drive.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Valid Driver's License is required - Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.