Registered Nurse - Associate Nurse Manager Community Living Center

<p>Join the St. Cloud VA Health Care System as an Associate Nurse Manager and help lead exceptional care for Veterans. In this key nursing leadership role, you will coordinate daily unit operations, support staff development, promote quality and patient safety initiatives, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to mentor nursing professionals, strengthen team performance, and make a meaningful impact on Veteran care.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Associate Nurse Manager plays a vital leadership role in advancing high-quality, Veteran-centered care at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. Working collaboratively with nurses, providers, and interdisciplinary teams, this position helps drive clinical excellence, patient safety, staff development, and operational effectiveness while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. This is an exceptional opportunity for a nurse leader to mentor and develop staff, support quality and performance initiatives, strengthen workforce engagement, and make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of Veterans. Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Lead day-to-day clinical and operational activities of the assigned unit, ensuring safe, efficient, and effective delivery of Veteran-centered care. Coordinate staffing resources, manage scheduling needs, address staffing shortages, and support workforce planning to maintain optimal patient care operations. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary team members to identify Veteran care needs, remove barriers to care, and improve clinical outcomes. Mentor and develop nursing staff through coaching, education, orientation support, competency development, and ongoing professional growth opportunities. Promote quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, and evidence-based practice initiatives to enhance care delivery and organizational performance. Monitor and evaluate unit performance measures, participate in audits and accreditation readiness activities, and implement actions that strengthen quality outcomes. Support recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning efforts to build and sustain a highly engaged nursing workforce. Serve as a nursing leadership resource by assisting with administrative operations, resolving staff concerns, facilitating communication, and helping ensure compliance with healthcare standards and organizational priorities. 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 - Friday 6:30am - 3:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.</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.