The role of the Nurse Manager/Head Nurse is to provide, direct and supervise the delivery of quality nursing care to a culturally diverse Veteran population. Designated first-line supervisory authority, responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operations of the unit, ensuring that the staff provide timely and high quality nursing care with complies with accepted standards of clinical practice.

Duties

There is a Nurse Manager/Head Nurse position available on the 4C Hematology/Oncology Medicine Unit within the Acute Care Inpatient Division. The Nurse Manager/Head Nurse role is a critical position of leadership within the Nursing Service. The Nurse Manager/Head Nurse is directly responsible to the Division Manager for Acute Care Inpatient Nursing. The role of the Nurse Manager/Head Nurse is to provide, direct and supervise the delivery of quality nursing care to a culturally diverse Veteran population. Designated first-line supervisory authority, responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operations of the unit, ensuring that the staff provide timely and high quality nursing care with complies with accepted standards of clinical practice. The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, with 24-hour accountability and expectation that the manager will be both visible and available to the off-tour staff. Principle duties and responsibilities include: Direct and lead the interdisciplinary team, effectively communicate with clinicians and administration on all aspects regarding the Med/Surg/Telemetry program. Coordinate the day-to-day clinical direction of patient care and nursing service. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate standards of nursing care and clinical practice within the program area in a manner that speaks to ICARE values. Implement and evaluate initiatives that improve the delivery of patient care. Monitor documentation, competencies, and performance measures. Participate in team conferences, daily discharge huddle, interdisciplinary conferences, in-services, staff meetings and shared governance council meetings to support staff and patient outcomes. Monitor and ensure compliance with Medical Center, Nursing policies, accreditation bodies. Gather and analyze data to make programmatic, staffing, and patient care decisions. Evaluate staff performance and collaborate with labor partners in a proactive manner. Contribute to professional nursing practice in the Division and VA Medical Center. 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: 1.0 FTE - Primarily days w/ 24 hr. accountability and availability to off-tour staff. Telework: May be available at supervisory discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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: Masters in Nursing is preferred. Certification in Acute Care/Critical Care preferred Minimum of 4-5 years clinical nursing experience Knowledge of principles and quality and performance management, patient safety, and resources management, with documented outcomes of complex tasks. Leadership in improving and sustaining the quality and effectiveness of care Recent Acute Care/Critical Care experience preferred Excellent oral and written communication skills. 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: Walking, bending, stooping, and some lifting in the direct care of patients. There may also be extended periods of sitting.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Clement J Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Bethany Sinay
• Phone: 414-737-9497
• Email: [email protected]