Nurse (Associate Director- Patient Care)

<p>The Western NY VA Healthcare system is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Associate Director for Patient Care Services to serve as the Nurse Executive at the Buffalo NY location. The Nurse V Associate Director for Patient Care Service (ADPCS)/Nurse Executive (NE) is an advanced healthcare executive who executes responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in the guidance and direction of a variety of complex patient care services and programs.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Registered Nurse - Associate Director for Patient Care Service (ADPCS) Nurse Executive is an advanced healthcare executive who executes responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in the guidance and direction of a variety of complex patient care services and programs. Functions as an administrator, educator, and consultant with a wide range of experience and authority that is broad enough to improve care for large groups of Veterans through their influence over policy development and decisions at the local, regional, state levels, and beyond. The position is of an executive nature, comprised of complex leadership and administrative components associated with critical health care issues and activities that influence the organizational mission, health care, and policy. They are accountable to the Health Care System Medical Director and are an integral part of the senior leadership team. The incumbent will serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and is the top executive within nursing services. The incumbent is the chief spokesperson for organized nursing services and is the catalyst for the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of optimal Veteran centered organizational goals. The ADPCS is a key leader in strategic planning, organization assessment, and program development. Participates with the ELT and strategic thought leaders in the facility to initiate and execute planning and decision-making processes. They have the authority and responsibility for establishing standards for the practice of nursing at the health care system level ensuring the continuous and timely availability of quality nursing services. The ADPCS is responsible for the practice of nursing 24/7. This includes all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and allied health staff (LPNs, NAs, etc.) regardless of line authority. They have line authority over the Deputy Associate Director Patient Care Services (DADPCS)/ Deputy Nurse Executive, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), and Education and Learning Resources, and oversight of the Associate Chief Nurses of Ambulatory, Mental Health and Geriatrics. The incumbent exercises final authority and approval for the following: job descriptions, policies, and procedures; standards of patient care, treatment, and services; nursing practice standards; staffing plans; functional statements; and standards to measure, assess, and improve patient outcomes. Appropriately delegates activities to those service lines under their purview. The incumbent will ensure all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and licensed practical/vocational nurses are licensed, certified, and/or registered upon employment, and thereafter. Ensures a competency process is in place to evaluate individual practice, as well as a review process for annual performance ratings. Work Schedule: Full-Time. Administrative Day Monday - Friday (8:00 am - 4:30 pm) Compressed/Flexible: Not Eligible Telework: Ad-Hoc per agency policy is authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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.