Assistant Nurse Manager CLC

<p>The Marion VA Medical Center Extended Care line is seeking a Registered Nurse to serve as the Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) for the Community Living Center (CLC). The ANM for the CLC unit holds the responsibility for implementation of the Vision, Mission and values of the Marion VA Healthcare System. The ANM is engaged in administrative nursing practice characterized by both increased complexity of clinical decision making and enhanced skill in nursing management.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Assistant Nurse Manager - Community Living Center The Assistant Nurse Manager (CLC) is a self-directed nurse leader accountable to the Nursing Manager, ensuring resident-centered nursing care, staff supervision, and compliance with clinical and administrative standards. Key Duties and Responsibilities Leadership & Oversight: Works under the Nursing Manager to ensure the 24/7 operation of the unit, providing timely, high-quality nursing care that meets accepted clinical standards. Nursing Standards: Develops and implements nursing standards for specific resident populations in long-term care, ensuring compliance with ethical and privacy requirements. Staff Management: Plans and prioritizes work, assigns tasks based on staff capabilities, evaluates performance, provides counseling, and resolves complaints. Recruitment & Training: Assists with interviews, selection, and hiring new staff; identifies training needs and arranges development opportunities. Regulatory Compliance: Maintains accreditation readiness, supports performance measures and ensures adherence to federal/state regulations. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Leads interdisciplinary groups to build relationships with professional and health-related organizations. Quality & Safety: Implements quality improvement initiatives, medication safety protocols, and patient care standards. 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: Needs of Unit-days/evenings/nights Telework: not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.