Registered Nurse- Care Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration; Fort Thomas (KY); Remote; USD 73,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Fort Thomas, KY, is seeking a Care Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) to focus on growth, development, and self-direction in practice. The role integrates nursing theory with clinical application across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The position emphasizes collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care, manage complex patient needs, and drive timely discharge planning, education, and outcomes improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
• 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.
• 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.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at the Fort Thomas, Kentucky. The Care 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
• 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.
• 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.

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: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
• Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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 $73116 – $145822/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

Who is eligible to apply?

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

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government