Registered Nurse, Women's Health Quality Coordinator
Share
Job Location:
Phoenix, NM - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 89703 - 166144
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Registered Nurse Womens Health Quality Coordinator position is located within Ambulatory Care Services at the Phoenix VA Healthcare System (PVAHCS) 32nd Street Clinic Phoenix AZ.
The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts cognitive skills and technically competent practice while providing care to clients. Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to the program while developing technical skills. Assesses plans implements and evaluates delivery of care based on population specific components. Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and leading to process improvement initiatives. Acts as a liaison 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. Executes comprehensive planning for Womens Health (WH) issues that improves the overall quality of care provided to women Veterans and achieves program goals and outcomes. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program and/or service programs.
The Womens Health Quality Coordinator (WHQC) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate expert leadership experience and creative approaches in providing complex solutions. The WHQC functions as a liaison and is responsible for planning and coordinating womens health preventative care services in alignment with the Women Veterans Program (WVP) national directives and local facility level policy and procedures. Performs a wide range of clinical administrative program and technical functions including data input and analysis to ensure performance measures exceed benchmarks. Facilitates the coordination of preventative care services with necessary staff to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services across all levels and sites of care. Provides training to promote compliance with processes integral to providing quality care. Utilizes databases and tracking tools for surveillance of quality indicators and outcomes of collaboration with facility leadership and service line stakeholders identifies service needs and contributes to problem resolution due to ability to analyze interpret and evaluate data to determine outcomes and changes. Provides consultation and collaboration through the participation within organizational committees. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program service and/or facility level. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based-practice and continuously evaluates the program collecting and submitting facility performance measures.
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: 0700-1530
Compressed/Flexible: May be available
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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
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 masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors 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.) extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
Preferred Experience:
- 2-3 Years of Womens Health Experience
- MSN Preferred
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 Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: This position may include a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as walking bending stooping and some lifting. There may also be extended periods of sitting or standing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Utilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocols using mechanical lifts that are provided.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
