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Summary The Registered Nurse (RN), Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) provides leadership in Primary Care and is responsible for staffing, scheduling, and employee relations. The ANM shares responsibility for competency and education of staff, development, and evaluation of clinical programs. The ANM works closely with the interdisciplinary team, VHSO Education Service, Medical Center Management, and other departments within the medical center. Responsibilities The Registered Nurse (RN), Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) provides leadership in Primary Care and is responsible for staffing, scheduling, and employee relations. The ANM shares responsibility for competency and education of staff, development, and evaluation of clinical programs. The ANM works closely with the interdisciplinary team, VHSO Education Service, Medical Center Management, and other departments within the medical center. Excellent organizational and customer service skills are required. All RNs are required to be competent in the standards of nursing, incorporating evidenced based care. Based on RN's patient assessment, the RN must be able to initiate care independently based on departments standard operating procedures. The RN is expected to communicate timely and effectively with all members of the Interdisciplinary Team as well as relate courteously and appropriately to all internal and external customers. Other duties included but not limited to: Demonstrates ability to function effectively in the Assistant Nurse Manager role requiring application of problem-solving skills at the unit level, and use of team approaches to identify, analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrates leadership in identifying programs or staff performance that create opportunities for improvement. Assesses educational needs to implement program or service practice changes, develops, and implements an education plan to meet needs for self or other staff in program/service. Actively evaluates practice for a program or service, based on established professional, community or regulatory standards (i. e., JC) and recommending/ implementing changes to meet those standards Responsible for individualized orientation and staff development on staffs abilities and required competencies. Responsible for staff compliance with Service & Medical Center goals and Network performance standards. Completes performance appraisals/proficiencies in accordance with performance standards and submits through appropriate channels within designated time frame. Collaborates with other disciplines and caregivers and uses group processes for decision making in interdisciplinary team, consistently demonstrating skilled communication techniques. Serves as a resource and advocate in resolving legal ethical issues such as, Advanced Directives and the protection of patient/family rights. Identifies problem areas for monitoring and evaluation, active in analyzing findings and changing practice based on patient outcomes with resultant improvement in patient care. 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: 11:00am - 7:30pm Tuesday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Saturday, excludes Federal Holidays Telework: Ad-Hoc only Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required 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. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. 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). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. 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 le
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