Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Ithaca, NY Registered Nurse Description

Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Registered Nurse to join our team at the (location) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in ( Ithaca, NY ). In exchange for your dedication and experience, we are proud to offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, generous time off and a weekday schedule.

Our mission is simple : to provide quality healthcare to America's veterans through our healing focus, indebted hearts, and tireless resolve. Valor operates more than 50 VA CBOCs in the United States as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. We provide a full range of medical services to veterans through the operations of CBOCs, tailored to meet the specific needs of local VA medical centers. Our comprehensive set of services includes primary care, diagnostics, laboratory, telehealth, behavioral health, and more.

As a Registered Nurse with Valor, you will assist practitioners with patient care, physical examinations, and ancillary tests, as well as perform a variety of clerical duties. You will use the nursing process and evidenced based practice to collaborate with the core PACT Team (Primary Care Provider, LPN / LVN and Medical Assistant) and expanded PACT Team, including family / caregiver, VA, and community-based services involved in developing the patient care plan.

Core Responsibilities

• Actively assists practitioners with patient care, physical examinations and ancillary tests.
• Practice specialized skills in patient assessment.
• Triages unscheduled patients requesting care.
• Acts as point person within PACT Team.
• Assists in co-managed care collaboration with non-VA providers, and facilities.
• Provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness.
• Monitors VA discharge list and contacts patients for follow up.
• Maintains confidentiality of veterans data and information.
• Complies with all VA and company training requirements.
• Consults as permitted by VAMC.
• Fulfill compliance requirements of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Joint Commission(JC), Environment of Care (EOC) oversight, lab compliance and other related items.
• Remain focused on achieving excellent clinical outcomes through the specified VA guidelines.
• Must provide excellent customer service to each veteran, both in person and over the phone, as well as to fellow colleagues and clinic visitors.
• Participate in the clinic s outreach events to help support the clinic s enrollment initiatives.
• Support patient enrollment and retention in appointments, follow-up visits or nurse visits.
• Embrace and support new initiatives, whether clinical or operational.

Requirements

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.