The Chief, Nursing Services is accountable for the management, leadership, and supervision of assigned programs and manages the personnel and resources. Is accountable for day-to-day operation and management of Nursing Services (Acute Care, Community Living Center, Urgent Care Center (UCC), Employee Occupational Health, Safe Patient Handling, Home and Community Based Care (HCBC), Connected Care (Home Telehealth, Telehealth and My HealtheVet) and Respiratory Therapy.

Duties

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized for Highly Qualified Candidates The Chief, Nursing Services is accountable for the management, leadership, and supervision of assigned programs and manages the personnel and resources. Is accountable for day-to-day operation and management of Nursing Services (Acute Care, Community Living Center, Urgent Care Center (UCC), Employee Occupational Health, Safe Patient Handling, Home and Community Based Care (HCBC), Connected Care (Home Telehealth, Telehealth and My HealtheVet) and Respiratory Therapy. The Chief Nurse executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines, influence organizational mission and health care, and responsibility for outcomes. The Nurse IV is responsible for administrative functions of his/her assigned units/programs. Functions as an administrator, educator, and consultant utilizing management theory in collaboration with Patient Care Services and other services. Must establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relate effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels. Assist nurse managers /supervisors and advanced practitioners to carry out the functions and activities expected of them Contribute ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of nursing organization-wide Assist in policy-making activities as related to customer service and the overall functioning of administrative and clinical programs Collaborate with other health care staff to establish and maintain programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating programs and outcomes; daily attention to complex personnel management problems Implements strategies to improve service delivery and ensures health care operations meet and exceed standards Collaborates with outside VA facilities and community facilities to coordinate and provide effective and efficient services Promotes a practice environment that empowers nurses and the healthcare team to provide compassionate and efficient care Aggregates data and participates in the budget process to plan for current, emerging, and future resource requirements (financial, human, materiel and/or informational) Ensures staff adheres to and appropriately utilizes the program standards, practices, and recommendations Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates educations strategies to meet complex care needs within changing practice environments for diverse population groups Provides a leadership role in professional, community, and governmental bodies that shape health care policy, contributing to the development/improvement of the healthcare delivery system and better patient outcomes. Provides leadership in research or research utilization in the areas of nursing, health and/or management systems which are congruent with the organization's mission and goals 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 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Ad Hoc available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized for Highly Qualified Candidates Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Designated and/or random drug testing required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination

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. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited 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). 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 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. Physical Demands: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires a combination of walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, pulling, and pushing with potentially long periods of sitting. Transferring patients and objects may occasionally 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 during patient procedures and care. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. Use of fingers, both hands, and near and far vision is required.

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 Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38th Street Erie, PA 16504 US
• Name: Krystal Jancze
• Phone: (412) 822-2222
• Email: [email protected]