A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized to a highly qualified candidate.

Duties

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 The Patient Safety Manager (PSM) is responsible for and manages the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Health Care System's Patient Safety Program under the Office of Quality, Safety, and Value (QSV). The incumbent is a member of the QSV team and is involved in assessing, delivering and improving the quality, safety, and value of healthcare services at BVAHCS. The PSM has responsibility for the development, implementation, and coordination of the Patient Safety Program as outlined by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) on a day to day basis. This includes administrative functions, clinical quality of care review functions, and similar review functions conducted to evaluate episodes of Veteran care provided. - Meets the Nurse Qualifications Standard four (4) dimension requirements: Practice (Practice, Ethics, Resource Utilization), Professional Development (Education/career Development, Performance), Collaboration (Collaboration, Collegiality), Scientific Inquiry (Quality of Care, Research), and Customer Service in his/her grade level. - Provides leadership and coordination for VISN and Facility Performance Measures and Clinical Practice Guidelines. - Plans and implements staff education programs and participates in healthcare system rounds. - Educates colleagues or students either informal in-services or informally as a resource or consult and related to Patient Safety, RCA, facilitation, Aggregate Reviews, and Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA). - Knowledge and skills in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to coordinate and execute responsibilities for the organization's overall Patient Safety and Quality Management/Improvement Programs. - Knowledge and skills in assessing and analyzing care outcomes of complex surgical and medical patients within the inpatient (including patients in the critical care setting), outpatient, and residential settings across the healthcare continuum. - Demonstrates knowledge and experience in the analysis of various levels of clinical data, including process steps and outcomes. - Knowledge of pertinent laws, including but not limited to the Privacy Act of 1994, HIPPA, VHA regulations, healthcare system memorandums and service level policies. - Knowledge of T JC Standards, other accreditation standards, VHA guidelines and clinical review criteria governing the organization's Quality Management Program. - Knowledge of complex healthcare systems issues, including program goals and objectives, workflow processes, and administrative operations of the organization are required. Skill in conducting detailed analyses of complex functions and work processes using quality management statistical tools, data display methods, and electronic databases are required. - Knowledge and skills in but not limited to the following computer programs: Vista, and CPRS; Microsoft (MS) Office - MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Internet and the VA Intranet. - Demonstrates the ability to research information needed related to Patient Safety and Quality Management/Improvement Program functions. - Effective interpersonal skills in presenting RCA, Proactive Risk Assessments, and related performance improvement recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations as required. - Effective communication skills including the ability to prepare accurate, concise written reports and summaries of clinical care; the ability to effectively deliver oral presentations to leadership, healthcare system committees, subcommittees, and workgroups. - Effective team-building skills and the use of effective consultative methods related to performance improvement opportunities. - Effective collaboration including leading, participating in, and facilitating workgroups in support of the QSS mission and goals. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Travel: 25% or less to Community Based Clinics Compressed/Flexible: Not available Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate EDRP: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. 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. Physical Requirements: Satisfactory physical examination as determined by the Employee Health Unit upon appointment only. The population of male and female veterans served ranges from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. The VA Medical Center is a major interdisciplinary teaching facility, serving medical, surgical, and neurological inpatients and outpatients. There is a large outpatient psychiatric population, with admissions for medical co-morbidities. This position requires visual acuity (glasses permitted), keen hearing (hearing aid permitted), clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking (up to 8 hours), standing (up to 8 hours), stooping, sitting, bending (up to 8 hours), pulling, and pushing. Light lifting under 15 lbs. Light carrying 15-44 lbs. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. Use of rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. 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. 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.

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 Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 US
• Name: Julie Boston
• Phone: 228-229-6027
• Email: [email protected]