Registered Nurse - Community Nursing Home (CNH) Coordinator

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks an RN Coordinator who will provide skilled nursing care and clinical oversight for Veterans residing in Community Nursing Homes. You will coordinate individualized care plans with Veterans, families, CNH staff, VA providers, and interdisciplinary teams.

The role supports education, advocacy, consultation, and quality improvement activities, contributing to high standards of resident care and collaborative practice within the VA system.

Qualifications

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE; OR master's level bridge program in nursing with coursework equivalent to bachelor's in Nursing; may become registered with a state licensing board before completion.
• Current, full, active, unrestricted nursing license (as applicable)

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing care and clinical oversight for Veterans in CNHs.
• Coordinates individualized care plans with Veterans, families, CNH staff, VA providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Supports education, advocacy, consultation, and quality improvement activities.

Job description

The Community Nursing Home (CNH) Registered Nurse (RN) Coordinator provides skilled nursing care and clinical oversight for Veterans residing in Community Nursing Homes (CNHs); coordinates individualized care plans with Veterans, families, CNH staff, VA providers, and interdisciplinary teams. The incumbent supports education, advocacy, consultation, and quality improvement activities.
Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional 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 bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse 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).
• Current, full,