Registered Nurse - Cancer Care Coordinator

Summary The Full-Time 1.0 FTEE Registered Nurse Cancer Care Coordinator position is available within the Ambulatory Care - Outpatient Nursing Division. This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is on the shores of Lake Michigan, the fifth largest lake in the world where Summerfest, the world's largest music festival. Responsibilities The Cancer Care Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients. The RN provides patient management, care coordination, and disposition planning for cancer patients. The duties include but are not limited to: Assist Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs. Coordinate care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care. Assuring service interface within the Veterans Affairs (VA) and community programs to provide continuity of care to patients. Provides oversight of patient's journey through the diagnostic and treatment continuum, process is scheduled and completed, while tracking the overall treatment plan. They will follow certain patients from the earliest suspicion of cancer through the continuum of cancer care including diagnosis, treatment, survivorship/surveillance, and palliation/end of life. Will interface with outside referral agencies and ensure that their business/clinical practices follow compliance and regulation standards. Anticipates and implements preventive patient care measures. Assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs. Provides guidance and education to patients and caregivers and collaborates with other professionals at all levels. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: Up to 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: Full-Time, Days from 0730 - 1600. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements 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, driver's 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

Created: 2026-01-30