Registered Nurse - Care Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration; Clarksville (TN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nurse Total Rewards

Paid Time Off

Federal retirement

Federal health/vision/dental

Licensure support

Telework eligible

Job summary

The Care Coordinator RN position is based in the Surgical Specialty Pain Clinic at the Clarksville Outpatient Clinic, Clarksville, TN. Responsibilities include planning, education, and coordination of care for Veterans across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role emphasizes evidence-based nursing, interdisciplinary collaboration, and prioritizing complex patient needs, with telework eligibility and a federal benefits package. Eligibility requires an unrestricted RN license in the US.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with an unrestricted license in any US state.
• Experience coordinating care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care focused on education, self-management and patient satisfaction.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for diverse Veterans.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure timely care.
• Coordinate discharge/disposition planning and follow-up needs.

Skills

Care coordination

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Prioritization & multitasking

Clinical assessment

Education

RN license (unrestricted)

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Care Coordinator position is located in the Surgical Specialty Pain Clinic at the Clarksville Outpatient Clinic in Clarksville, TN.

Key Responsibilities

The Surgical Specialty Pain Clinic RN demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. The Care Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to patients. Integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations. Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions.

Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. This nurse demonstrates competence in practice and decision making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills. Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.

The Care Coordinator assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs. This includes, but is not limited to, acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions and other health problems. 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 Care 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.

Analyzes and manages laboratory and radiology results and provides information to the providers. Utilizes databases to provide population management to track patient care through all episodes of care. 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. Other Duties as assigned.

• NY48 RN Pay Scale 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: Based on the needs of the Service.

Telework: May be eligible for ad-hoc telework.

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 $79841 – $142642/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.