Registered Nurse - Community Living Center Quality Manager

<p>The Milwaukee VAMC is looking for a highly skilled Registered Nurse to function as a Quality Manager for the Geriatric and Extended Care - Community Living Centers.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Assist with managerial, operational, and clinical functions of a diverse Veteran population with variable complexity. Coordinate the day-to-day operations to ensure monitoring and improvement of CLC SAIL / Compare Quality Metrics. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate standards of nursing care and clinical practice within the CLC in relation to CLC SAIL/Compare, additional quality and performance improvement metrics established via VA, VHA, as well as locally, and Unannounced CLC Survey preparations and action planning. Ensure effectiveness of programs and initiatives that address CLC SAIL/Compare Quality Metrics and Unannounced CLC Survey. Support CLC leadership in execution of CLC Compare/SAIL data analysis as well as a variety of data and quality metrics and performance improvement activities. NOTE: The CLC Quality Manager ensures the development, implementation, and maintenance of GEMS requirements in accordance with VHA Directive 2005-011, and Medical Center policy. This involves developing and implementing environmental policies, procedures, and systems within areas of responsibility. 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, 0800 - 1630 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.