Associate Director for Patient Care Service

1 month ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

The Associate Director for Patient Care Service / Nurse Executive (ADPCS/NE) is an advanced healthcare executive who executes responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in the guidance and direction of a variety of complex patient care services and programs.

They function as an administrator, educator, and consultant with a wide range of experience and authority that is broad enough to improve care for large groups of Veterans through their influence over policy development and decisions at the local, regional, state levels, and beyond


The ADPCS/NE is of an executive nature, comprised of complex leadership and administrative components associated with critical health care issues and activities that influence the organizational mission, health care, and policy.

They are accountable to the Health Care System Medical Director and are an integral part of the senior leadership team.

The ADPCS/NE is a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and is the top executive within nursing services.

The incumbent is the chief spokesperson for organized nursing services and is the catalyst for the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of optimal Veteran centered organizational goals.

The ADPCS/NE is a key leader in strategic planning, organization assessment, and program development.

The ADPCS/NE participates with the ELT and strategic thought leaders in the facility to initiate and execute planning and decision-making processes.

They have the authority and responsibility for establishing standards for the practice of nursing at the health care system level ensuring the continuous and timely availability of quality nursing services.

The ADPCS/NE is responsible for the practice of nursing 24/7. This includes all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and allied health staff (LPNs, NAs, etc.) regardless of line authority.

They have line authority over the Deputy Associate Director Patient Care Services (DADPCS)/ Deputy Nurse Executive, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Chaplain Service, and Medical Center Education (MCE).

The incumbent exercises final authority and approval for the following:

job descriptions, policies, and procedures; standards of patient care, treatment, and services; nursing practice standards; staffing plans; functional statements; and standards to measure, assess, and improve patient outcomes.

Appropriately delegates activities to those service lines under the purview of the ADPCS/NE.


They ensure all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and licensed practical/vocational nurses are licensed, certified, and/or registered upon employment, and thereafter.

The ADPCS/NE ensures a competency process is in place to evaluate individual practice, as well as a review process for annual performance ratings.


The ADPCS/NE promotes a healthy work environment for nursing through the implementation of shared decision-making; a spirit of inquiry and the use of evidence-based practice; and an academic environment supportive of education and research to promote the profession of nursing.

Champions a High Reliability Organization (HRO) founded on a collective mindfulness approach to develop evidence-based health care solutions that promote a culture of prevention and safety.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Work Schedule: 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with off tour and weekend hours as necessary.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
May be authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Other:
This position requires flexibility in schedule and assignments.

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