Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration

Wyoming (MI)

On-site

USD 82,000 - 141,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

The Battle Creek VA in Wyoming, MI is recruiting for a Registered Nurse to serve as our Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Coordinator within Ambulatory Care Nursing Service. This RN role focuses on patient management, care coordination, and implementing the Lung Cancer Screening program for Veterans.

The position reports to the Ambulatory Care Nursing Service and requires strong critical thinking, shared decision‑making with enrollees, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to optimize

Qualifications

Must be a licensed RN with current registration.
Experience coordinating care for complex patient populations.
Ability to educate patients and staff on screening programs.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage referrals and enrollment for lung cancer screening.
Perform chart reviews to verify eligibility for screening.
Provide in-services to clinical staff on the Lung Cancer Screening Program.
Monitor follow‑up and referrals to smoking cessation programs.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to optimize care and ensure timely delivery of services.

Skills

Care coordination

Patient management

Education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Battle Creek VA is recruiting for a Registered Nurse to serve as our Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Coordinator within Ambulatory Care Nursing Service. This position will be located at our Wyoming, MI location.

Key Responsibilities

The Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) focus is on individual growth and development in practice with increased levels of self‑direction. This nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills. Provides patient management, care coordination, and disposition planning for patients.

Assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs. Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care. Coordination also includes assuring services interface within the Veterans Affairs (VA) and community programs to provide continuity of care to patients.

The Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Coordinator manages consults for potential lung cancer screening enrollment by performing chart reviews to verify eligibility and appropriateness. Conducts shared decision‑making interactions with potential lung cancer screening enrollees. Organizes and leads in‑services to educate and share information about the Lung Cancer Screening Program with clinical staff. Facilitates follow‑up referrals to evidence‑based smoking cessation care.

Optimizes patient‑centered care practices through patient education, care management, screening exams, procedures, and clinical appointments. Maintains accountability for following imaging studies and their recommendations. Collects and analyzes program data from a variety of sources. Provides regular communication and reports as needed to the interdisciplinary team.

Performs initial and ongoing monitoring and tracking of abnormal images/lung nodules and communicating with providers to ensure that they are alerted to abnormal findings when necessary. The Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Coordinator addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation with the interdisciplinary care team.

Coordinates and expedites care from diagnosis to treatment.Evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services. Advocates for holistic care through patient/family education and provider interaction and implements an educational plan to meet the patient care needs. Collects, analyzes, and reports program evaluation data for assessment on the impact of implementing lung cancer screening and to make evidence‑based improvements.

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 80 hours per pay period (2weeks).

Hours may be rotated or extended based on the needs of the Medical Center and our Veterans. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

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.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $81934 – $140677/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-01.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.