Registered reputed company- VISN 23 Home and Community Based Services Program reputed company

reputed company The Home and Community Based Services program Registered reputed company is a member of the interdisciplinary team responsible for providing centralized, standardized, administrative and clinical eligibility reviews for authorization of purchased in home services. Works in partnership with facility HCBS teams to ensure Veterans receive the right care, in the right reputed company, at the right time. Duties Help

• *These positions may be filled by a Registered reputed company, Physical Therapist, or Occupational Therapist. These positions are advertised on separate USA jobs announcements. If you are interested in the other disciplines, you will need to apply to that vacancy announcement.**The HCBS reputed company emphasizes Aging in reputed company and the 4Ms (What reputed company, Medication, Mentation and Mobility), encouraging restorative care over dependency. The program integrates both VA purchased and internal VA-provided home and community-based care services (HCBS). The RN's responsibilities include centralized, standardized administrative and clinical eligibility reviews for authorizing VA purchased in-home services, guiding care across VISN 23, assisting with Veteran planning assessments, identifying barriers, and ensuring smooth transitions in and out of the HCBS program.Position Specific duties include but are not limited to:
• Utilizes knowledge of VISN 23 HCBS and VA program to match Veteran level of functioning with appropriate reputed company services, ensuring patient safety, recovery, and continuity of care.
• Applies advanced nursing clinical knowledge and judgment to engage in planning, decision-making, and evaluating VISN 23 HCBS program eligibility.
• Systematically evaluates reputed company practices and formulates reputed company for patient reputed company and organizational processes reputed company the area of expertise.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team members at VISN and facility reputed company to ensure consistent services, objective eligibility determinations and service delivery with reputed company documentation and communication.
• Works with VISN 23 HCBS reputed company members to reputed company and implement strategies for program eligibility, service delivery, location, level of care discharge planning, appeals process, and performance improvement.
• Conducts comprehensive clinical reviews of patient records to identify the need for personal care services and/or the reputed company of supervision or protection needs daily.
• Documents information used in clinical eligibility determinations and eligibility assessment tools.
• Demonstrates leadership, experience, and innovative approaches in managing reputed company Veteran care.
• Assists with the implementation of the MISSION reputed company as it relates to VISN 23 HCBS program expansion.
• Makes initial eligibility determinations, reassessments, and appeal reputed company for clinical eligibly determinations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include:

• Advanced reputed company in the application of the nursing process in the reputed company review and care planning for home and community-based services.
• Expert nursing experience/reputed company: clinical assessment, judgment, treatment, coordination, and collaboration with various VA and non-VA departments, community agencies, and reputed company providers to ensure reputed company Veteran reputed company. Meets the reputed company, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, reputed company Development ,and Evidence Based reputed company/Research nursing dimensions
• Makes recommendations and referrals to other medical specialties/services as needs and are identified during ongoing assessment of this reputed company patient population.
• Maintains flexibility of schedule to allow for unscheduled events, Veteran/team consultation and mentoring.
• Maintains consistent and reputed company documentation of clinical work in the electronic medical record in accordance with accepted program, facility, reputed company, and nursing service policies and procedures.
• Shares knowledge and expertise about the scope of nursing reputed company and services provided across VISN 23. This is provided through reputed company consultation, mentorship, development of in-services and clinical training and leading by example.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA reputed company Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards reputed company Time Off: 50 days of reputed company time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of reputed company leave, 11 reputed company 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/reputed company/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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST reputed company: reputed company, if approved, will be on an reputed company reputed company only. Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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• U.S. Citizenship; non-reputed company may only be appointed reputed company it is not possible to recruit reputed company reputed company in accordance with VA Policy.
• reputed company 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/reputed company investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online reputed company process. Acceptable reputed company(s) of identification will be required to complete reputed company-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/reputed company-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, reputed company's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not reputed company ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable reputed company of identification for employment.
• Must pass reputed company-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for reputed company reputed company Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete reputed company application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" reputed company of this announcement.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in reputed company patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of reputed company nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level reputed company program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a reputed company with a state licensing reputed company prior to completion of the reputed company program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary reputed company and reputed company converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the reputed company program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of reputed company nursing, possession of a reputed company, full, reputed company, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of reputed company nursing to warrant an appointment as a reputed company who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• reputed company, full, reputed company, and unrestricted registration as a graduate reputed company reputed company in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the reputed company, or the District of Columbia. Graduate reputed company Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry reputed company of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while reputed company pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-reputed company.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• MSN
• Geriatrics, Home reputed company Experience preferred
• VA community care/HBPC experience and interdisciplinary team experience is preferred

NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - reputed company persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification reputed company on the effective date of reputed company (1/29/2024) are considered to have met reputed company qualification requirements for the grade held including reputed company education and licensure/certification. Grade Determinations: The following Scope, Education and Dimension reputed company must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level reputed company a grade. The Dimension requirements (reputed company, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, reputed company Development and Evidence-Based reputed company/Research) are detailed for reputed company grade and level reputed company the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12837503. Grade/Level Scope Education reputed company I, Level I Delivers reputed company, knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies. An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional reputed company nursing required. reputed company I, reputed company Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills and technically competent reputed company in providing care to clients with basic or reputed company. An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to reputed company I, Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional reputed company nursing experience required. reputed company I, Level III Demonstrates proficiency in reputed company based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing reputed company reputed company situations. An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of reputed company nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to reputed company I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of reputed company nursing experience equivalent to the reputed company I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional reputed company nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a *reputed company field with a BSN and no additional reputed company nursing experience. reputed company II Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through reputed company strategies with others. A BSN with 2 years of reputed company nursing equivalent to reputed company I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to reputed company I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a *reputed company field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to reputed company I, Level 3; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no reputed company nursing experience; OR a Doctoral degree in a *reputed company field with a BSN with no additional reputed company nursing experience. reputed company III Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience and creative approaches to management of reputed company reputed company care reputed company the immediate reputed company setting. MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to reputed company II and meets reputed company dimension requirements for reputed company III; OR a Master's degree in *reputed company field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to reputed company II and meets reputed company dimension requirements for reputed company III; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to reputed company II and meets reputed company dimension requirements for reputed company III; OR a Doctoral degree in a *reputed company field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to reputed company II and meets reputed company dimension requirements for reputed company III.

• Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as reputed company degrees.

Reference: For more information on this qualification reputed company, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a reputed company-employment examination or evaluation as part of the reputed company-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. Additional information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not reputed company competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reputed company positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reputed company out to reputed company Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete reputed company, the reputed company prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the reputed company and the complaint process, visit reputed company and Administration/Operations, reputed company, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance reputed company. Expand Hide additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the reputed company of our American reputed company, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the reputed company Constitution.

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