Registered Nurse-Nursing Care and Performance Improvement Program Coordinator

Wilkes Barre, PA

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• Telework eligibleNoRemote jobNoRelocation expenses reimbursed
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• Salary
• $71,562 - $133,695 per year
• Pay scale & grade

VN 00

Promotion potential 3

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Work scheduleFull-timeTravel RequiredNot required

Appointment typePermanent

Occupations and job series

• [0610 Nurse](https://www.usajobs.gov/search/results/?j=0610)

Supervisory statusNoFederal service typeThis job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a unionYes

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Duties

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The Nursing Care and Performance Improvement Program Coordinator RN is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and executing responsibilities that support patient flow, performance improvement, staff education, and organizational compliance. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care.

The NCPIPC will oversee the provision of staff education, orientation, competencies, and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation related to the program. The NCPIPC will conduct knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. The NCPIPC continuously evaluates programs, collecting and submitting facility performance measures and will also assist with the nursing care coordinator team.

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**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)

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** 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

** Day Shift 0700-1530, rotating shifts as needed;mrotating weekends and holidays

**Telework:** Not available

**Virtual:** This is not a virtual position.

**Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:** Not Authorized

**Permanent Change of Station (PCS)**: Not Authorized

**PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO)**: Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• 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 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.

Qualifications

• **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](http://www.acenursing.org/)) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( [CCNE](http://www.aacnnursing.org/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](http://www.icdeval.com/)).
• **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.

**Grade Determinations:** The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice,…