Summary

The User Role Assignment Coordinator (URAC) exercises leadership in the assessment - planning - implementation and evaluation of hardware and software applications integrated with the EHR and associated programs/applications. The The URAC collaborates with interdisciplinary team members - including other program and service leaders at the facility and network. They work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of VA staff nationwide

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 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)
• 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 - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13092751
• Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse I - Level I Delivers fundamental - knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies
• An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing required
• Nurse I - Level II Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex
• An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required
• Nurse I - Level III Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning
• Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations
• An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2
• OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I - Level 2
• OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience
• OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience
• Nurse II Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others
• A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3
• OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3
• OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3
• OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience
• OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience
• Nurse III Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting
• MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III
• OR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III
• OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III
• OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III
• *Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: The User Role Assignment Coordinator (URAC) exercises leadership in the assessment - planning - implementation and evaluation of hardware and software applications integrated with the electronic health record (EHR) and associated programs/applications
• TheURAC collaborates with interdisciplinary team members - including other program and service leaders at the facility and network
• They work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide
• The URAC is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level
• Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility - Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) - or Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) - illustrating performance and leadership that benefit the facility
• User Role Assignment Coordinator (URAC) has oversight and responsibility for ensuring all end users are assigned Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) role(s) according to their end user credentials and job responsibilities within the EHR system for their local facility and its respective VA clinics
• Their role is to ensure the correct user roles are assigned in accordance with deployment milestone timelines
• The URAC is responsible for: Attending user role assignment (URA) weekly data calls and role review workshops aligned to Local Workshop
• Communicating process and understanding of access levels with supervisors to discuss specific process and role changes that may differ from their current roles and tool sets and discuss resolutions Adhering to processes established by VHA and the Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO) Identity and Access Management (IAM) team as it relates to requesting access from the URA list ahead of standard deployment events
• Acting as a conduit in the URA process to ensure that the correct user roles are assigned to end users by their supervisors - representative super users - or department heads based on job duties and credentials
• Maintaining URA on identified SharePoint medium
• Responding to required data calls and provisioning requirements in compliance with the deployment timeline
• Responsible for submitting provisioning requests tied to deployment milestones including but not limited to: -Health Data Intelligence (HDI) Registry Bulk Load - Lab Validation - Integration Validation - Maintenance Workshop - End-User Training - Train the Tester - Super-User Training - User Provisioning - Scan Fest - Scheduling Backload - Claims Validation - Workflow Adoption Simulation - HDI Analytics - HDI Care Assigning all end users to their correct future-state EHRM roles within URA
• Maintaining URA with any changes or updates to staffing or role as needed throughout deployment phase
• Receiving and reviewing all approved user account requests to validate that the supervisor performed the correct role assignments and ensuring the end user has the appropriate credentials for any role assigned
• Reviewing each user account request to verify that the background investigation for each end user sufficiently supports the automated data processing (ADP) level required for the roles selected for the end user
• Ensuring communication processes are in place with the training coordinator so that updates to end users in URA are assigned appropriate training
• Ensuring all areas of URA are complete prior to the super user freeze or the end user freeze
• Post-URA freeze - URAC must follow the lockdown process to ensure smooth communication between training and end users
• 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: 730am-4pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized