The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

Duties

As the Chief, Community Care, you would execute leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and influence the organizational mission and health care. This position is responsible for providing leadership in delivering and improving patient care through collaborative strategies with others; continued readiness for internal or external reviews; coordination of nursing quality measures and presentation; strategic planning coordination for nursing; budget development and monitoring; collaboration with service line directors to enhance patient care delivery; and development and follow-up of performance goals addressing customer satisfaction, quality care, cost and efficiency. Actively participates on nursing, hospital wide and VISN committees that result in significant outcomes and promote interdisciplinary interaction to identify, analyze and resolve patient care issues. Possess the knowledge and skills to effectively apply all aspects of the nursing process within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting. You are also responsible for the Utilization Review (UR) program of care provided via inpatient services through community programs. The program requires coordination of benefits in meeting the treatment needs of our Veterans through VA care and non-VA health care providers.Demonstrates the ability to collect and analyze data, solve problems, and make clear, well-defined recommendations to facilitate management decisions. Responsible for the acquisition planning, coordination, oversight, and quality assurance functions related to contracts for fee services. Supervises registered nursing and clerical staff. Maintain knowledge of, and communicate standards of, nursing practice and patient care and will develop systems to enhance overall operations and communications within the service. Through communication and collaboration, you have significant medical center and service policy responsibilities in the development and refinement of processes to meet the needs of the medical center and the patients served. Incumbent is responsible for providing required hospital care or medical services through OCC when direct VA services are not available and issues individual authorizations for the purchase of non-VA health care and services in lieu of formal contracting under Federal Acquisition Regulations and Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR).Ensures appropriate actions are taken to ensure compliance with purchased care authorization and national guidelines. Provides information needed to the Chief of Staff that is used in the formulation, presentation, and execution of the operating budget. Identifies current program needs, and anticipated changes in laws and regulations that may affect the program operations, provides leadership in identifying compliance issues and initiating appropriate consultations, implements actions to meet access and efficiency measures, collaborates with the VISN and National offices to implement the OCC program. Identifying opportunities to enter into contracts for services, preparing business cases to support "make-or-buy" decisions, development of a detailed Statements of Work or Objectives, obtaining all necessary internal facility reviews and approvals, preparing all required procurement documents, liaison with the Centralized Acquisition Service (CAS), provide technical contract oversight, track workload performed by contract providers, track contract FTEE hours worked, verify contractors meet applicable quality and performance standards, coordinate effective communication between VA and contractor providers, facilitate and ensure workload capture is accomplished, monitors contract performance advising the Contracting Officer if the contract fails to fulfill any requirements established in the contract, reviews invoices to ensure correct billing, exercises authorizations for obligation and expenditures of funds. 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: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday. Compressed/Flexible: Telework: AdHoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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: 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 Master's Degree obtained in a Bridge program (no Bachelor's degree required) and 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.

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 Robert J Dole VA Medical and Regional Office Center 5500 East Kellogg Drive Wichita, KS 67218 US
• Name: John Balmer
• Phone: 316-469-0755
• Email: [email protected]