About This Role
This Telehealth Registered Nurse and Care Coordinator role is for the Chronic and Infectious Disease Program at the Orlando VA Medical Center. It involves working closely with primary care providers and other teams to assess, coordinate, and evaluate healthcare services for veterans and their caregivers, focusing on self-management and non-institutional care.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Primary Care providers, team members, internal/external services, and community agencies
- Provide professional assessment, coordination/planning of multiple health care services, and ongoing evaluation of care management services
- Act on behalf of the veteran and their caregiver to assure necessary clinical services are received
- Process consults and issue in-home messaging devices based on the patient's cognitive needs and competency
- Facilitate and re-enforce education, fostering accountability and self-management skills
- Provide leadership in meeting the non-institutional care needs of veterans and their caregivers
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Proficient in written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State agency and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) formerly the NLNAC or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia
- Proficient in multiple software applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and vendor software
Nice to have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Master's Degree in Nursing or health care related field
- Minimum of three (3) years of full-time clinical nursing practice with chronic disease patients
- Previous telehealth experience
- Demonstrated ability to make critical decisions in stressful environments
- Demonstrated dependability for duty and flexibility in work assignments and hours in previous assignments
- Knowledge of computer systems and standard software programs
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member and leader, with excellent interpersonal, verbal, organizational, and writing skills
Important Details
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with flexibility as patient care needs require
About the Company
The Orlando VA Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Chronic and Infectious Disease Program. This position is based at the Lake Baldwin campus of the Orlando VA Medical Center.
