Registered Nurse (Case Mgr/Care Coordinator)

Veterans Health Administration; Charleston (SC); Remote; USD 68,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Licensure support

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Registered Nurse (Case Manager/Care Coordinator) at the Charleston VA Medical Center in the Nursing, Specialty department. The role focuses on complex patient management, discharge planning, and comprehensive care coordination across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The position supports an interdisciplinary team and emphasizes holistic care, patient education, and adherence to evidence-based practices. Telework eligibility is noted for this role.

Qualifications

• Provides complex patient management and care coordination in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
• Applies psychosocial, nursing, and medical considerations with the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Executes leadership in patient management and discharge planning.
• Coordinates and expedites care from diagnosis to treatment.
• Advocates for holistic care through patient and family education.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient management

Nursing expertise

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Bachelors or higher in Nursing

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Registered Nurse (Case Mgr/Care Coordinator)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This vacancy is for a Case Manager/Care Coordinator in the Charleston VA Medical Center in the Nursing, Specialty department.

Key Responsibilities

Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate expert leadership, experience, and creative approaches in providing complex patient management. 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.

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 have interface within the VA and community programs to provide continuity of care to patients.

Addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation with the interdisciplinary team. Coordinates and expedites care from diagnosis to treatment. Reviews the patients' charts to identify potential problems prior to and after treatments or visits, to include labs, imaging, and any other pre-visitor, post-visitor requirements.

Utilizes databases to provide population management to track patient care through all episodes of care. Advocates for holistic care through patient/family education and provider interaction and implements an educational plan to meet the patient care needs. Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.

Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.

Responsible for the documenting of broad and complex outcomes at the program or service level, that can be demonstrated at an organizational level within a facility.

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: 730am to 4 pm, Monday - Friday.

Subject to change as needed by facility.

Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Telework: Not available. 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 $68292 – $137614/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 2026-10-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.