Registered Nurse-Referral Coordinator Team Nurse Manager-EDRP Approved

Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP),a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000)& eligibility period(one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Duties Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Provides administrative and clinical leadership for the Referral Coordination Program (RCP), ensuring effective coordination of referral management activities across the organization. Oversees the coordination, implementation, and continuous improvement of clinical referral management processes to ensure timely, appropriate, and Veteran centered care. Serves as the liaison between specialty and Primary and Specialty Care providers, nursing staff, administrative personnel, and leadership to facilitate efficient referral coordination and communication. Supervises nursing and clinical staff by planning work assignments, establishing priorities, monitoring workload distribution, and ensuring efficient daily operations. Ensures nursing care and referral management activities comply with Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Community Care (OCC), accreditation, regulatory, and professional practice standards. Leads quality improvement initiatives by analyzing referral management data, monitoring program performance metrics, identifying trends, and recommending operational improvements. Develops, revises, and implements standard operating procedures, policies, and workflows in response to changes in national directives, OCC guidance, VISN requirements, and facility policies. Collaborates with physicians, specialty consultants, and interdisciplinary teams to improve clinical coordination, referral processes, and patient outcomes. Reviews clinical documentation to ensure compliance with Referral Coordination Initiative requirements, regulatory standards, and organizational policies. Monitors program performance through data analysis, prepares reports and presentations, and provides recommendations to executive leadership for process improvement. Recruits, interviews, selects, mentors, and develops staff while collaborating with Human Resources to support timely hiring and workforce planning. Evaluates employee performance by establishing expectations, conducting competency assessments, completing performance evaluations, and providing ongoing coaching and feedback. Identifies staff educational needs and coordinates orientation, continuing education, competency validation, and mandatory training to support professional development and regulatory compliance. Addresses employee relations matters by resolving workplace concerns, counseling staff, recommending disciplinary actions when appropriate, and ensuring adherence to labor relations and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. Ensures exceptional customer service by promoting Veteran-centered care, improving patient satisfaction, and supporting safe, respectful, and equitable healthcare delivery. Maintains operational readiness by monitoring compliance with accreditation standards, patient safety initiatives, infection prevention practices, and organizational performance requirements. Performs referral management and clinical review activities to maintain subject matter expertise, identify operational barriers, and support efficient patient access to specialty care. Participates in facility, VISN, and interdisciplinary committees, task forces, and workgroups to advance nursing practice, referral coordination, and organizational initiatives. Analyzes current and future workforce requirements to determine staffing needs, competency requirements, and resource allocation to meet program objectives. Provides leadership coverage for senior Referral Coordination Program management as assigned and performs other related duties necessary to support organizational and patient care objectives. 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: 0730-1600/0800-1630 Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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 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, 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. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision

• All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification. Preferred Experience: MSN Preferred At least 5 years of Nursing management experience with demonstrated ability to plan work load, assign priorities, evaluation of subordinate staff, and resource. 5+ years of Nursing experience including referral coordination, access manag