This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

The Registered Nurse Performance Improvement (PI) Nurse Manager will have responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to manage complex patient care and understands a situation as a whole because they perceive its meaning in terms of long-term goals, and learns from experience what typical events to expect in a given situation and how plans need to be modified in response to these events. Duties include but are not limited to: Oversees and is responsible for the delivery of quality patient care, including appropriate documentation, employees clinical/performance competency and continuous Quality Improvement Projects, core responsibilities are to oversee and review performance outcomes to determine performance improvement priorities, accesses measure outcomes to determine performance improvement priorities and work with the facility on continuous Quality Improvement Projects. The PI Nurse Manager oversees and manages these facility programs: Facility Safe Patient Manager, Fall Prevention program, Restraint Reduction program, Inpatient Wound RN program, L.R. PI Coordinator, CLC PI Coordinator and Nursing Informatics Program. Must be flexible and able to multitask and work on multiple assignments and duties. Responsibility of NSI and other data procurement, tracking, analyzing, and monitoring for said facility programs listed above. Holds the responsibility to review and update policy and procedures in listed programs as well as other P/P as directed. Provides direct coordination of staffing for Quality Analysts, Accreditation Specialists, Performance Measure Analyst, Quality Surgical Nurses and SAIL Coordinator within Quality and Patient Safety. Assists in developing Quality Improvement processes to meet the expectations of Joint Commission, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), Office of Medical Inspector (OMI), VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other organizations Responsible and accountable for processes/systems and or responses to facility request from the Joint Commission, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), Office of Medical Inspector (OMI), VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other organizations. Educates staff, both in the facility orientation of employees on performance improvement and in specific training for those involved in performance improvement activities on hospital Quality Improvement committees and/or within process action teams. Coordinates and manages processes related to Nursing Service and Patient Care Services process and projects LEAN actions, EPRP monitors, IPEC monitors, SAIL data, tracers, chart reviews, employee surveys and any other as assigned. Analyzes data to produce reports, inform Executive Leadership Team and improve performance measures related to the facility quality metrics. Involves all members of the health care team identifying problems, collecting & analyzing data, and resolving care problems of individual or group of Veteran patients. Collaborates and assists in medical center activities, preparations for and coordination of internal and external audits to ensure compliance with VHA and accrediting agency requirements. Promotes a culture of performance improvement as it relates to the performance measurement systems for the medical center which include numerous measures that are a part of the VHA Performance Measurement System, VHA Clinical Performance Monitors, JC ORYX Program, as well as HEDIS. 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: Days, 730am - 4pm, with off tours based on needs of the service. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact Mary Lassiter at [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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: BSN or MSN Degree 3-5 yrs management experience 3-5 yrs quality performance improvement (PI) experience- LEAN training preferred 3-5 yrs experience overseeing surveys with Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General, and other organization. 3-5 yrs experience in reporting standard hospital metrics and coordinating corresponding PI projects 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. 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: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Mechanical inpatient lifts are 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 requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a 7 condition of employment. The incumbent who provides care in home settings or other off-site locations may be required to drive and/or ride in GSA-vehicles.

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 John L McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital 4300 West Seventh Street Little Rock, AR 72205 US
• Name: Rebecca Reed
• Phone: (757) 775-5276
• Email: [email protected]