Nurse Consultant

Quick Facts

• Role: Nurse Consultant

• Focus: Advanced clinical case management, care coordination, and discharge planning

• Population: Defense Health Agency beneficiaries with complex healthcare needs

Description

Provide expert clinical case management to guide healthcare practitioners and interdisciplinary teams in coordinated interventions. Develop and improve facility case management, care coordination, and discharge planning programs in line with DHA and TRICARE Management Activity guidelines, including assessment of high-risk cases and high-utilizers. Educate patients and families, review medical records for quality and cost-of-care improvements and guideline compliance, and collaborate across internal and external facilities to support care continuity.

Benefits

• Comprehensive U.S. government benefits package (eligibility depends on position type)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Accredited nursing education (BSN/ASN/diploma) with transcript documentation or PhD/doctoral degree in nursing or related medical science

• Current, active, unrestricted professional nursing license/registration and passing NCLEX

• At least 1 year of professional nursing experience (GS-9 level equivalent) including discharge/continuity coordination, education/training, and review of clinical data for standards/policy compliance or doctoral qualification pathway

• Ability to obtain and maintain current BLS certification through the American Red Cross

• 1-year probationary period

• Background investigation and DoD employment conditions (including Selective Service certification if applicable and Exceptional Family Member Program compliance)

• Immunizations/vaccinations, including mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination consent

• TDY/business travel requirement up to 5% of the time

• Testing Designated Position: applicant participation in drug testing/urinalysis and criminal history background check due to regular contact with children