Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager, Domiciliary

<p>The Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) for Mental/Behavioral Health (MHBH) demonstrates leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, the ANM is responsible for documented outcomes at the program or service level. The program or outcomes must demonstrate a coordinated group of activities that impacts the patients and/or employees.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>CTVHCS is in the process of making a cultural change, shifting from a disease-focused approach to a health and wellbeing approach, in order to implement the Whole Health System of Care. This is a VA-wide initiative to provide a comprehensive and systematic approach to improve healthcare delivery at all stages of Veteran care. This entails moving from an episodic, "siloed" approach to an interdisciplinary, holistic approach, emphasizing self-care in the larger context of well-being. All staff in this facility will be part of this process, shifting the focus from the question, "What's the matter with you?" to the question, "What matters to you, and how can we help you live your best life?" This strategy also involves integrating a full range of conventional approaches with Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) approaches in order to optimize lifelong health and well-being, as defined by the Veteran, rather than narrowly focusing on disease management. As the Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager, you will demonstrate a progressive ability to fulfill responsibilities that reflect leadership, sound judgment, and innovative approaches in managing complex patient care. You will be responsible for assigning work to staff based on established priorities, the complexity of tasks, and the capabilities of team members. Key duties include, but are not limited to: Contributing input for employee performance evaluations. Addressing and resolving staff concerns and elevating more complex issues to higher-level supervisors as appropriate. Recommending disciplinary actions when necessary. Demonstrating proficiency in performing charge nurse responsibilities. Providing leadership in coordinating admissions, care planning, transfers, discharges, and oversight of the nursing station and staff workflow. Exhibiting professional and effective communication skills with all staff members. Enforcing facility policies and procedures. Participating in the coordination of nursing staff training and assessing both personal and staff educational needs. Collaborating with employees and the Nurse Manager throughout the evaluation process. Collecting data for quarterly reports on process improvement initiatives and program evaluations (e.g., wound care, infection control, patient complaints, medication errors, equipment monitoring) and presenting findings as needed. Ensuring medical records are accurate, current, and complete by reviewing nursing documentation to verify that entries reflect the care provided and that all physician orders are carried out. Initiating and/or participating in interdisciplinary team activities when appropriate. 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: Full-time, 1:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., other tours may be utilized dependent upon needs Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards</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. 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.<h3>Education</h3>The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet. 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.