The VISN Geriatrics & Extended Care Program Manager responsibilities include geriatric evaluation & management; Institutional Care: CLCs, Inpatient Hospice, VA, state & contract nursing home care; VA & state domiciliary care; Non-Institutional Care: Purchased skilled & non-skilled care, Home Based Primary Care, home hospice, homemaker/home health aide, respite care; VA & community adult day health care, medical foster home care, Veteran Directed Care, and expansion of community based programs.

Duties

The VISN 5 Geriatrics and Extended Care Program Manager responsibilities include geriatric evaluation and management; Institutional Care: Community Living Centers (CLC), Inpatient Hospice, VA, state and contract nursing home care; VA and state domiciliary care; Non Institutional Care: Purchased skilled and non-skilled care, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), home hospice (HH), homemaker/home health aide, home hospice, respite care; VA and community adult day health care, medical foster home care, Veteran Directed Care (VDC), and expansion of community based programs. The incumbent must have outstanding skills in planning, organizing, and directing programs within the VISN. Incumbent must be clinically knowledgeable of CLC Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning (SAIL) quality indicators. In addition, the incumbent must be fully and specifically knowledgeable of the VISN's operations. Incumbent must be cognizant of all active issues in the VISN. The incumbent is expected to organize, develop, and support the HPC/GEC program areas. The VISN 5 GEC Program Manager ensures collaboration and communication among the various program areas, respectively, in VISN 5 that will lead to measurable improvement in palliative care, geriatrics, and GRECC across the VISN. Develops and implements Quality Improvement plan for the VISN annually and reports plan and progress to VISN leadership quarterly. Reviews, analyzes and reports quality improvement data from the VISN 5 Bereaved Family Survey and other external survey tools related to patient satisfaction improvement. Develops a VISN 5 dashboard, prepares VISN reports and provide monthly/quarterly updates to VISN 5 Executive Leadership Council (ELC), VISN 5 Healthcare Delivery Committee (HDC), VISN 5 Rehabilitation and Extended Care Integrated Clinical Community (REC ICC) Subcommittee and associated communities of practice, VHA National Hospice and Palliative Care Program, and GRECC. Plans and administers VISN program virtual and face-to-face meetings to ensure ongoing development, education, training, and performance improvement initiatives. Provides technical assistance, policy interpretations and consultation on program and program evaluation/accountability issues through guidance materials, training workshops, on-site visits and verbal or written communication to the field. The position provides innovative leadership for a cultural transformation in VISN 5 Community Living Centers, and the rebalancing of resources, shifting from Institutional to Non-Institutional care, ensuring that the Network's mission is met while operating in accordance with the Network's policies, vision, and values, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies, and standards of Federal, professional and accrediting agencies external to VHA. Incumbent will perform the duties of this position in addition to other responsibilities as developed or agreed upon in concert with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Deputy Chief Medical Officer and the Network Director. 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 thru Friday 8am-430pm EST Telework: 6+ days per pay period. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), 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 the appropriate 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); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (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 to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). 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. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification. The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met to qualify for Nurse IV: Scope: 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 and influence organizational mission and health care. Education: Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV. *Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees. Dimensions: Leadership. Leads health care delivery by leveraging evidence-based practices, industry-leading research, and innovative care models. Drives a shared vision and successfully leads change to improve performance and attain measurable outcomes at the program or service level. Business Acumen. Transforms health care by implementing new processes, technology, informatics, and data analytics using business models and fundamental concepts of resource management at the program or service level. Inspiring an Industry-Leading Culture. Employs an industry leading, shared decision-making culture. Cultivates a diverse and inclusive workforce that serves Veterans, families and caregivers of all backgrounds and builds trust, cultural competencies and catalyzes dynamic teams at the program or service level. Communication and Relationship Management. Directs the effective use of relationship management principles to achieve positive customer service experiences that are consistent with professional organizational values, beliefs and practices at the program or services level. Professional and Social Responsibility. Operationalizes a culture of holistic care, health advocacy and health equity. Applies ethical principles in decision-making at the program or service level. Advances nursing knowledge through health science research and the translation and dissemination of evidence into practice to maximize the value to Veterans and the community. Preferred Experience: 1. Minimum 10 years-experience with geriatric extended care programming. 2. Experience with GEC program surveys (survey preparation preferred). 3. Minimum 5 years leadership or program management experience. 4. Experience working with multiple geriatric extended care programs, institutional and non-institutional. 5. Experience collaborating across multiple facilities and national program offices. 6. Experience with data analysis and developing performance improvement initiatives. 7. Experience with developing program goals and monitoring outcomes. 8. Knowledgeable of Palliative and Dementia care programming; Bereaved family survey (BFS) and other Veteran experience tools/monitors; CLC SAIL indicators and STAR ratings; Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program standards (TJC survey experience preferred). 9. Experience with coordinating, organizing, and facilitating governance and/or planning meetings Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019 the incumbent will have a physical examination to determine the physical, cognitive and emotional fitness for appointment in VA

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 VISN 5 VA Capitol Health Care Network 849 International Drive, Suite 275 Linthicum, MD 21090 US
• Name: Christina Van Der Werff
• Phone: 4106422411
• Email: [email protected]