Nurse (Clinical/case Mgmt)

**Duties**:

- Provide advanced practice clinical nursing, administrative, and organizational skills in managing the continuity of care for the beneficiary populations.
- Plan with the patient, family, the physician/provider, other healthcare providers, the payer, and the community to maximize healthcare response and quality, cost effective outcomes.
- Participate in the identification of processes, systems, practice metrics, and in determining measures of care outcomes for the population served.
- Screen all potential case management clients within established timeframe after identification for appropriateness/benefit of case management services to client and/or institution.
- Interview and counsel potential case management clients within established timeframe as to services needed to optimize current health/psychosocial status and benefits of case management services.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- A Personnel Security Investigation is required
- This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.
- Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
- All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Current Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
- A pre-placement medical examination is required.
- Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
- Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
- This position may include shift work or rotating shifts (evenings, weekends, holidays).
- This position may require employees to be on-call on a rotational basis, responding to emergency calls at times beyond the normal duty day.

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**Basic Requirement for NURSE (CLINICAL/CASE MGMT)**:
**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**:
**Education/Experience**:A diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program
- **and** possession of at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or above) whic