The Chief Nurse Consultant of the VISN 23 Specialty Care Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) is accountable for the administrative and clinical practice oversight, coordination, and leadership in all programs under the Specialty Care ICC. The Chief Nurse Consultant is responsible for the quality of services provided, education and training of professional staff, and includes the orchestration of change and improvements that are responsive to patient outcomes and needs within the ICC.

Duties

The Chief Nurse Consultant has broad responsibility for all programs within the ICC to include the planning, development and implementation of VISN policies and procedures to ensure goal attainment, leadership responsibility of programmatic resources, and outcomes monitors using data-driven quality processes. Wide latitude and independent judgment are exercised in making decisions affecting the ICC in collaboration with the ICC Medical Director, the ICC Nurse Executive, and the VISN 23 Chief Nursing Officer. This position with provide clinical program management and oversight to 17 services in the VISN Specialty Care ICC. Major duties include but are not limited to: Assesses the need for basic and complex services across multiple programmatic patient care venues. Leads the development and implementation of Specialty Care policies and guidelines that meet the Specialty Care ICC standards of practice and care for all disciplines. Responsible and accountable for the Specialty Care ICC standards of practice, short and long-range planning and model development for the effective delivery of health services. Matrixed responsibility to the VISN 23 Chief Nursing Officer and the VISN 23 Specialty Care Nurse Executive for all aspects of specialty care nursing practice including standards of care, recruitment and retention, and long-range planning and model development of effective delivery of health care services. Develops and communicates a plan for the delivery of specialty patient care services based upon professional practice standards, VHA guidelines/policies, and accrediting bodies. Oversees the development of methods to assess and measure the quality of the specialty patient care delivery system. Directs the review and evaluation of patient care programs within Specialty Care ICC, makes decisions that reflect the distinctive and contributory role of all disciplines within the VISN and the VHA healthcare system. Participates as an active member of VISN ICC leadership on VISN level and national committees for Specialty Care. Formulates, reviews and revises VISN and VACO policies and other professional practice standards essential for the delivery of high-quality specialty patient care. Identifies opportunities for program improvement and effectiveness and facilitates the initiation of committee development within the Specialty Care ICC to address the issue and develop a plan for improvement. Serves as an advocate for adherence to VISN and facility Standard Operating Procedures and assists in addressing needed updates or changes to comply with best practice standards. Develops the framework of the Specialty Care ICC strategic plan, which follows the VISN 23 Operating Plan, the VHA Long Range Planning Framework, and the VA Strategic Plan. Educates, fosters support, and monitors outcomes related to the plans. Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design, modify, implement and measure integrated programs and activities to achieve clinical and administrative goals of the VISN and provides consultation to medical facilities to ensure program success. Establishes strategic priorities and measurable outcomes for the ICC which uphold and support the VISN 23 Operating Plan, the VHA Long Range Planning Framework, and the VA Strategic Plan.. Evaluates outcomes against established strategic goals. Provides substantial and continuous responsibility for direction, evaluation, and consistency of the overall delivery of specialty patient care and integrated programming with the VISN. Provides leadership for Specialty Care in the development, implementation, review/revision of policy, protocols, procedures, standards of care, and competencies for complex and diverse programming and evaluates operational impact and outcomes. 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: Monday - Friday 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework: ADHOC-May be authorize (Employee who Telework on an occasional, episodic, or short-term, and have completed required telework training and telework agreement). This is not a virtual position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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: Specialty Care experience preferred Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse IV - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 4-5 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and appropriate basic or advanced certification desired, and approximately 3-4 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: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

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 VISN 23 Directors Office 2805 Dodd Road Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55121 US
• Name: JAMIE MARVIN
• Phone: 701-239-3700 X3687
• Email: [email protected]