Registered Nurse - Nurse Manager (Bangor)

<p>This Registered Nurse - Nurse Manager position is located at the Bangor, ME CBOC location. This position is Full-Time at 40 hours per week.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Designated as the first-line supervisory authority Functions as the clinical expert and is responsible for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care Maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships with staff, interdisciplinary colleagues, Veterans and their families/significant others, and representatives from the community Role modeling and promoting VA Mission. Vision, and Values Implementation of the National Primary Care mandate of the Patient Centered Medical Home Model (PACT model) as well as the Primary Care Delivery System in accordance with standard operation procedures Oversight of scheduling and collaboration with the AMSA Supervisor to ensure patient access and timely patient flow. Collaborating with the appropriate manager/administrator to develop, implement and evaluate goals and objectives for the area(s)assigned Assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation of nursing services Advancing the use of telehealth as a modality for providing care to Veterans in highly rural areas of Maine Life-long learning and information sharing Leading, directing, educating, coaching and counseling professional and support staff Fostering inter-professional collaboration and teamwork to achieve patient care outcomes Coordinating the provision of quality care and assisting staff to fulfill performance expectations Evaluating Primary Care and Specialty Care Nursing Staff and providing input for others as required Directing and organizing clinic specific orientation, training, and development of staff; providing direction and supervision to those staff members; and evaluating their performance Assuring ongoing competency of nursing staff Direct patient care that includes assessment, teaching, and implementation of treatment plans Work Schedule: Full-Time, Various Tours of Duty Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Notifications: This position is not a Bargaining Unit position This position is in the Excepted Service This position is covered by a special rate Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held 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 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. 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. May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process.<h3>Education</h3>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. 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.