Chief Nurse of Ambulatory Care

5 days ago


New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Full time
Job Summary

The Chief Nurse of Ambulatory Care position is a key leadership role within the Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. This position is responsible for overseeing the ambulatory care services, ensuring high-quality patient care, and leading a team of nursing professionals.

Responsibilities
  • Provide executive leadership and direct supervision to Nurse Managers/Supervisors over various ambulatory care units.
  • Assess, plan, and evaluate the processes and daily operations of the outpatient clinics.
  • Oversee professional practice competency and standards of professionalism for all non-APRN nursing staff within the Nursing Ambulatory Care Service and medical center.
  • Responsible for assessing and recommending the allocation of human and material resources, in determining staffing level models utilizing staffing methodology, managing overtime, and plays a significant role in the recruitment and retention of nursing staff.
  • Ensures competency assessment is completed on each nursing employee annually.
  • Reviews EPRP, PACT Compass, PCMM, Missed Opportunity Rates, Telehealth Reports, and Business Operations data for trends and early intervention; formulates follow-up plans with Nurse Executive Team, Nurse Managers, the service, and the medical center.
Requirements
  • English Language Proficiency.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 4 or more years of prior outpatient leadership experience preferred.
Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 7:30 am-4:00 pm. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Benefits
  • 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).
  • 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).


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