Applications are being received for Assistant Chief Nurse position for the Community Based Clinics under Nursing Service.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Assistant Chief Nurse provides leadership in maintaining standards of nursing in accordance with System and Nursing Service Policies, guidelines of the Department of Veteran Affairs, accrediting organizations, and national nursing organizations. The Assistant Chief Nurse is responsible for the clinical practice, processes, programs, and treatment provided by nurses providing care in the outpatient primary care and specialty care settings. Collaborates with the Chief Nurses of Outpatient Clinics and Assistant Chief Nurses across the health care system, as well as Service Chiefs to develop goals and objectives that support the strategic plan, meet the needs of veteran patients, satisfy staff, and result in positive clinical and administrative outcomes. Manages resources in all programs that fall under the purview of Outpatient Primary Care. Aggregates data and participates in the budget process to plan for current, emerging, and future resource requirements (financial, human, material and/or informational) based on patient care systems that produce high quality outcomes. Responsible for ongoing improvement in the Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) delivery system for care to promote transformational care in the outpatient arena. This involves group collaboration with clinic Nurse Managers and Pact Care Coordinators. Expand outpatient services provided by Nursing Service by promoting capabilities, knowledge, and education. Represents the Chief Nurse of Outpatient Clinics as a surrogate on service and system committees/task forces for administrative and clinical issues. Serves as a resource to the Nurse Managers of the Outpatient Clinic for both specialty and primary care services. 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: M-F 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Yes-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

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), 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 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). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (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. 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. Preferred Experience: 1. Bachelors' degree in Nursing from a CCNE or ACEN-approved program required. 2. Minimum of three to five years of experience as a Nurse Manager, Supervisor, or management equivalent required. 3. Minimum of a total of five years RN experience in Primary Care, Medical/Surgical Nursing required. PREFERRED 4. Masters Degree in a related field with a Bachelor in Nursing from a CCNE or ACNE-accredited program 5. Certification by ANCC in Nursing Administrative preferred. 6. Successful experience in progressively more complex roles such as Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager preferred. 7. Outpatient RN Experience preferred, as well as experience utilizing telehealth as a virtual care modality to deliver care and improve overall access to care. 8. Documented ability to initiate and successfully implement programs using a systems approach. 9. Documented evidence of working with colleagues and peers to bring about positive outcomes in clinical and administrative practice. 10. Demonstrated strong administrative skills with documentation of successful follow through with established individual and service-wide goals. 11. Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex data, develops strategic plans, and writes major reports. 12. Demonstrated outstanding interpersonal skills, writing skills and ability to work with diverse groups of people. 13. Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, track and trend data from multiple sources. 14. History of successfully implementing evidence-based standards of care and practice. 15. Demonstrated ability in successful human resource management. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Incumbent must possess the mental and physical ability to satisfactorily perform the duties of the proposed assignment. Physical requirements include visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. May involve potentially long periods of lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulder, walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, and repeated bending. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Safe patient handling equipment is provided. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations, operative/invasive procedures, or home settings. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health as a condition of employment. The incumbent who provides care in home settings or other off-site locations may be required to drive, sit and/or ride in GSA-vehicles for long periods of time. In-direct patient care work is mostly sedentary. Typically the employee sits comfortably to complete the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as patient records and supplies. In-direct care staff may be assigned to work in direct care areas as needed. The full performance level of this vacancy is RN-3. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of RN-1 to RN-3.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Brandon Roland
• Phone: 214-857-0512
• Email: [email protected]