Registered Nurse- (Nurse Manager)

The Nurse Manager functions as a clinical expert and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of care based on age specific components. assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

The Nurse III Nurse Manager is the designated first line supervisory authority and is responsible and accountable for the operation of their assigned units and provides coverage for other NMs as needed. The Nurse Manager engages in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth. They adhere to ethical principles in decision making, fostering accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels. The Nurse Manager contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care, Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution. The Nurse Manager maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP). Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Preferred experience: Primary care outpatient clinic setting experience within the last 3 years and 5 years of med surg experience, management experience, facility/contract management, labor management, staffing, time keeping, project management, quality metrics and data management experience. 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: 7:30am-4:00pm no holidays, weekends, or on-call. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). 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 evaluation/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 "Required Documents" section of this announcement.