Registered Nurse-Surgical Clinical Coordinator

The RN Clinical Coordinator in Surgical Services provides comprehensive nursing leadership and coordination across the surgical continuum, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care through the application of the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and clinical expertise. This role promotes health, prevents illness and injury, and delivers safe, effective care through systematic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient needs.

Duties include but are not limited to: Provides the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, and assessments. Delivers fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned patients while developing technical competencies. Demonstrates knowledge and ability to apply principles of evidence-based practice. Develops and coordinates seamless transitioning of patients across the surgical continuum. Communicates the timely completion of secure messages, FMLA paperwork, patient generated communications. Maintains continuous communication with both providers and the Nurse Manager to assure the maximum efficiency of the surgical clinic. Attends weekly surgical specialty meetings to review the needs of the clinic. Consults with the supervising physician(s) for significant medical changes that may require therapeutic intervention, pharmacological, radiological, or consultations. Use the LEAN method of process improvement. Manages the surgical consults using the consult management tool to ensure patients are appropriately dispositioned. Reviews and analyze computer generated reports daily to identify variances and initiate corrective actions when necessary. Performs other related duties as assigned. 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: Full Time - Monday-Friday 0730-1600 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.