Supervisory Nurse (Case Management)

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as Supervisory Nurse (Case Management) with independent problem-solving skills to manage care for the Army's most complex wounded and ill Armed Forces Service Members to achieve the optimal recovery and transition.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Nurse (Case Management): Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.

This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School.

Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.

Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes provides direction to health care providers and assistance to patients in obtaining health care benefits; conducts a comprehensive assessment of beneficiary's health needs in order to develop a plan of care; AND facilitates communication and coordination between members of the healthcare team.

This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Supervises military and civilian Nurse Case Managers and other supporting staff in various focal areas each having a different priority: Headquarters, Return to Duty Platoon, Veteran Track Platoon, Complex Care Platoon, and Remote Medical Management.
• Responsible for plans, development and implementation of strategies for meeting the complex problems associated with providing health care to Soldiers in Transition.
• Analyzes all aspects of health care provisions within the catchment area that affect the financial obligations of the government, health outcomes, expedient recovery, and transition of Soldiers focusing on the military readiness of the Army.
• Develops processes to identify inpatient Soldiers at military and civilian hospitals along with outpatient Soldiers in the catchment area having complex medicals needs appropriate for intensive outpatient case management
• Assigns work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of the assignment, and the capabilities of the section member.
• Develops performance standards and makes formal and informal appraisal of individual performance.
• Identifies developmental and training needs of subordinates.