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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) is one of the largest integrated health care systems in the Department of Veterans Affairs and includes facilities in Temple, Waco, and Austin, TX. Community-Based Outpatient Clinics are located in Brownwood, Cedar Park, Palestine, and Bryan-College State. NO STATE TAXES!
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
02/09/2018 to 02/23/2018
$50,784 - $99,772 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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No
Permanent
Full-Time
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CBAW-10135741-18-Nsi-197
490839500
Work Schedule: Monday -Friday, 7:30 am- 4:00 pm, However flexible work hours to include weekends maybe required.
The RN Education/ Documentation Consultant is responsible for providing clinical expertise and leadership as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. He/She processes up to date knowledge of advanced clinical concepts, healthcare regulations, clinical documentation requirements, coding/ compliance guidelines, utilization management processes, and current standards of care in an effort to identify and communicate areas for improvement in quality patient outcomes and supporting clinical documentation. The incumbent is accountable for utilizing a variety of collaborative strategies with physicians, mid-level providers, and other member of the interdisciplinary team, Medical Care Cost Recovery (MCCR), and Health Information Management (HIM) staff to ensure the severity of illness and level of services provided are accurately reflected in the medical records. The incumbent provides leadership for and participates in, interdisciplinary team discussion, education and improvement activities. He/She uses performance improvement methodologies and education strategies to develop training and orientation platforms for medical/hospital staff concerning documentation opportunities and trends as well as ongoing updates to policy and regulations.
The RN Education/Documentation Consultant is responsible for guiding, directing, appraising, and overseeing the performance of students in clinical rotations, and assumes accountability for clinical supervision of students in ensuring patient care provided by students is safe and consistent with best practice standards as well as clinical policies and procedures. He/she is responsible for ensuring student clinical rotations meet the requirements of the academic program and applicable regulatory boards. The RN Education/Documentation Consultant demonstrates leadership, experience and creative approaches to effectively implement clinical instruction and staff development programs in support of expanding nursing workforce capacity and improving training in the management of complex patient care. The incumbent is responsible for required education components by assisting in curriculum development and lecturing of students within his/her shared faculty role. The incumbent is responsible and accountable for ongoing, comprehensive evaluation and improvement of clinical student practice in order to meet the needs of Veterans including patients, significant others, and/or communities.
Functional Statement Title: RN Education/Documentation Consultant
Physical Requirements: This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
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.
"Newly licensed Registered Nurses working in their first RN position will be required to participate in the RN Transition to Practice Program. The RN Transition to Practice Program is a comprehensive 12-month standardized curriculum that has both didactic and clinical components. The program is designed to assist the new RN to transition from entry-level, advanced beginner nurse to competent professional RN."
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time Nurses, and Nurse Anesthetists at the rate of 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
United States Citizenship Required; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.Experience as an RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The criteria are as follows:
Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization;
Professional Development: performance, education/career development;
Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality;
Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 02/23/2018.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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