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1st area of consideration: Current Overton Brooks Facility Employees
2nd area of consideration: Agency Employees
3rd area of consideration: Other Federal Employees
4th area of consideration: U.S. Citizens
The Virtual Care RNs (Community Based Outpatient Clinics) and Home Telehealth Telework RNs are integral members of the Virtual Care Program at Overton Brooks Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). He/She will place the care and welfare of the Veteran first.
Virtual Care RN (Community Based Outpatient Clinics) - 3 Total Vacancies for the following locations: (1) Longview TX, (1) Monroe, LA, (1) Texarkana, AR)
Work Schedule: Work Schedule (Virtual Care RN): 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Alternate schedules may be necessary to meet the needs of the organization.
Home Telehealth RN - 1 Total vacancy for the following location: (1) Shreveport, LA
Work Schedule: (Home Telehealth RN) : 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. This is a telework position. Applicants must meet certain criteria at home to participate. Alternate schedules may be necessary to meet the needs of the organization.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
03/09/2018 to 03/26/2018
$49,879 - $104,770 per year
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4 vacancies in the following locations:
Occasional travel - Rarely as need warrants (CBOC to CBOC or Main Facility to CBOC).
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Permanent
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Current federal employees of this agency.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current excepted service federal employees.
1st Area of Consideration - Current Overton Brooks Facility Employees, 2nd Area of Consideration - Agency Employees, 3rd Area of Consideration - Other Federal Employees, 4th Area of Consideration - U.S. Citizens
VIRTUAL CARE RN (COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS): The RN duties of these positions include, but are not limited to:
Utilizes the nursing process and evidence-based practice to work collaboratively with the Facility Telehealth Coordinator, Supervisors, clinical and administrative staff, Information Technology, BioMed and other services to provide care to patients using various TeleHealth modalities. Acts as a liaison to Providers and staff across all service lines, in developing and providing patient-driven holistic care through various TeleHealth Technologies. Provides leadership, coordination, management, implementation and evaluation of Telehealth programs such as: Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT), CVT to Home, Store & Forward TeleHealth and other programs to be developed that provide care to Veterans using interactive and real-time video conferencing technologies. Promotes an environment that embraces new Telehealth technology, innovations and improvements.
HOME TELEHEALTH RN (VIRTUAL CARE): The RN duties of these positions include, but are not limited to:
The RN Care Coordinator is a specialized case manager who coordinates care for a panel of patients throughout the continuum of care to assure that care is timely, appropriate, evidenced-based, and cost effective. The RN provides initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment to include a review of systems which establishes a comprehensive plan of care. Triages and assesses all data received from HT patients such as vital signs, reported symptoms and question responses. The Care Coordinator will review all patient responses each work day and contact patients with high risk responses and trends, significant changes in condition or changes in other specific data elements received as clinically appropriate. Identifies and intervenes for potential exacerbations or complications to facilitate timely care in clinic, ER/urgent care, or care in the community. Provides appropriate interventions such as medication management, case management and patient education. Triages incoming calls and concerns of patients/families, resolve those within scope of practice and route others to interdisciplinary team staff or other services as indicated.
Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
Grade and salary for these positions will be determined by the Nurse Professional Standards Board (NPSB).
Functional Statement Title/#: Registered Nurse/000000
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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.
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 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.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: Candidate's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
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.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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 03/26/2018 to receive consideration.
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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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?
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