3B North

Nurse Managers demonstrate (a) Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning; (b) Using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes, (c) Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities, (d) Systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise, (e) Guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective, and (f) Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities.

The Nurse Manager's continuing responsibility for all the following functions:

Planning work to be accomplished by employees, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work.
Assigning work to employees based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and capabilities,
Evaluating the performance of employees.
Making recommendations for appointments, advancements or reassignments of employees.
Giving advice, counsel, or instruction to personnel on work and administrative matters.
Hearing and resolving complaints of employees and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors.
Recommending and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate.
Identifying developmental and training needs of employees and providing or making provision for such development and training.
Responsible for maintaining continuous accreditation readiness of their units.

Responsible for performance improvement data, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards.

Actively develops and manages collaborative partnerships with physicians and other clinicians.

Responsible for staffing their units on a continual basis (24/7), ensures staffing meets established nursing hours per patient day requirements, and works with other Nurse Managers to identify and share resources.

Responsible for time scheduling of the unit, coaches staff, deals with employee conduct and performance issues, completes recurring reports and performance evaluations in a timely manner.

Participates on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care.
Identifies educational needs of staff and ensures that these needs are addressed.

Has an integral role in supporting and facilitating student nurse clinical experiences, as well as orienting new Nurse Managers.

Works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles.

Will designate a cross-covering Nurse Manager in his/her absence to handle administrative and clinical issues, such as staffing coverage, granting leave, and patient and/or staff issues.

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:
7:00am-3:30pm

Telework:
Ad-hoc

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
:
Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required

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