Clinical Quality Director, Wisconsin Veterans Homes

Deadline: November 17, 2025

Contact: J Lea Roberts, Human Resources Specialist-Senior,

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

"Join our team and honor Wisconsin's veterans."

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is currently seeking a Health Services Nursing Coordinator, to serve as the Clinical Quality Director for our Veterans Homes in King and Union Grove. Our Homes are 24/7/365 long-term care facilities that specialize in providing comfort, support, and professional medical services to elderly or disabled veterans and their spouses. This position is headquartered at our Central Office on Rimrock Road in Madison, located conveniently off the Beltline just five minutes from Downtown.

WDVA employees have access to an excellent benefit and compensation package that includes:

• Substantial leave time including 9 paid holidays and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
• Wellness and Employee Assistance programs
• The Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

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This agency is committed to serving Wisconsin's veteran population. Our positions offer the satisfaction of serving those who have served us all.

The State of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer seeking a diverse and talented workforce.

Would you like to apply your clinical quality expertise in the service of Wisconsin veterans?

The Health Services Nursing Coordinator (Clinical Quality Director) provides leadership to WDVA's Veterans Homes Division regarding all aspects of quality management including establishing a systematic approach for program implementation and evaluation, setting clinical priorities, providing education, mentoring leadership, monitoring progress, and evaluating clinical services. The position acts in collaboration with the Homes Division Administrator regarding oversight of all Wisconsin Veterans Homes by setting the strategic health care initiatives, setting division-level clinical education plans, ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies, and offering recommendations to the Division Administrator and Homes Commandants regarding clinical care delivery.

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Starting salary will be between $141,440 and $149,760 per year, depending on candidate qualifications.

Health Services Nursing Coordinator is in pay schedule-pay range Pay will be set in accordance with the State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan in effect at the time of hire. Starting pay for current State employees may vary based on applicable provisions in the Compensation Plan.

This job requires adjusting or increasing work hours as needed to meet the Home's operational needs and the ability to serve as Acting Director of Nursing Services when DON position/s are vacant.

Due to the nature of the position, WDVA will conduct a criminal background check prior to an offer of employment.

Employment in this position is contingent upon passing a pre-employment tuberculosis (TB) skin test.

A two-year Career Executive trial period may be required.

The required credential is:

• Wisconsin Registered Nurse license by the date of appointment

In addition to the license, required qualifications that will be reviewed in the first step of the process are experience:

• Leading and directing clinical operations for an organization; and
• Providing nursing services in a long-term care setting

In addition to the qualifications reviewed in the first step of the process, qualifications that will be reviewed in next steps are experience:

• With federal and state regulatory requirements for healthcare*
• Guiding Quality Assurance-Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives*
• Managing services processes in an organization
• Managing projects
• With professional communication on an interdisciplinary team

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

You must apply online on WiscJobs. Click the link to view instructions for Applying to State Service. You will be required to enter your license or certification or registration number and attach a resume and letter of qualifications. To make it easier to apply, save your documents on WiscJobs before attaching them with your application.

Your resume and letter must describe your education, training, and experience related to the required and preferred qualification/s listed in the "Qualifications" section of the job announcement. Click the link to view tips for writing and what to include in your resume and letter of qualifications.

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Current permanent, classified state employees who are eligible for transfer or demotion into a position assigned to pay schedule-pay range 50-20, should complete the online application process.

What happens next? After the established deadline, applicant credentials will be verified and resumes and letters will be reviewed by one or more job experts, and the most-qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Failure to complete all steps of the online process, including submitting a resume and letter, will result in an incomplete application, which will not be considered.

The State of Wisconsin offers a special program for qualified veterans with a 30%-or-greater, service-connected disability rating, Veterans Non-competitive Appointment (VNCA). Click the link to view more information on the VNCA process and to apply for eligibility verification. Veterans that have applied and been verified through the VNCA job posting, Job ID 3375, should email the contact below and mention your eligibility and interest in the position. Current state employees in permanent positions are not eligible for non-competitive appointment.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without WDVA sponsorship) at the time of application.

Questions can be directed to J Lea Roberts at or

All application materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on November 17, 2025.