Summary
This Registered Nurse Remote Patient Monitoring Home Telehealth position is located at the Lebanon VAMC - Lebanon, PA.
Qualifications Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency
- In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (ACEN or CCNE accreditation at the time of completion).
- OR individuals in a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's degree in Nursing, with opportunity to become registered prior to completion.
- Upon obtaining a State license, appointment can be temporary and later converted to permanent.
- For foreign graduates, possession of current, unrestricted registration meets graduation requirements; foreign higher education requires degree validation.
- Current unrestricted registration as a professional nurse in the US or District of Columbia.
- Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates without licensure may be appointed temporarily while pursuing licensure.
- Grade Determinations: Refer to online assessment for specific criteria: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12737812
Duties
- Lead and manage complex patient care in the Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Home Telehealth (HT) program.
- Provide care in a cost-effective, least restrictive manner.
- Coordinate care using health informatics, disease management, and HT technologies to improve Veteran health outcomes.
- Assess and review all data from HT patients to establish care plans.
- Triages and assesses vital signs, symptoms, and responses from HT patients.
- Identify and intervene for potential complications to facilitate timely care in various settings.
- Communicate and coordinate with community-based providers and interdisciplinary teams.
- Support self-management through education, coaching, and motivational counseling.
- Evaluate outcomes and document program or service-level results.
- Participate in VA's total rewards program, including salary, leave, retirement, insurance, and other benefits.
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Telework: Not available. Virtual: Not a virtual position.
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.