What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Nurse Manager position at Veterans Health Administration?
The Central Iowa Veterans Affairs Hospital is recruiting for a full-time Assistant Nurse Manager for the REC service line.
Basic Requirements:
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements: This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.
The ANM assigned to the Community Living Center on CLC-3 is a professional nurse with a broad-based clinical knowledge that enables him/her to effectively provide care to a veteran population with a widely diverse medical, skilled, mental health and end-of-life diagnoses. A nurse who is self-motivated.
- Leading and managing staff in the provision of clinical care.
- Manages quality improvement activities and safety.
- Maintains a culture of continuous readiness for all accreditation bodies.
- Assist in planning work to be accomplished by staff, assist with setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work.
- Assigning work to staff based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of staff.
- Provide input into evaluating the performance of staff.
- Identifying developmental and training needs of staff and providing or making provision for such development and training.
- Share responsibility for performance improvement
- Competent to perform direct patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager.
- Promotes effective communication and resolves conflicts among staff as well as customers
- Responsible for supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction
- Other duties as assigned
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 11:30am - 8:00pm, 40 hours weekly
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications:
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
- Dementia/Geriatric experience in the CLC or LTC setting
- Flexibility in schedule and assignments for a 24/7 Facility
- BSN
- 2-3 year Nursing Experience
- Supervisory Experience
- Manges quality improvement activities and safety.
- Maintains a culture of continuous readiness for all accreditation bodies.
- Assists in planning work to be accomplished by staff, assist with setting priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of staff.
- Promotes effective communication and resolves conflicts among staff as well as customers.
- Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
- Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience.
- Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience.
- Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
- Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements: This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.
Responsibilities:
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.The ANM assigned to the Community Living Center on CLC-3 is a professional nurse with a broad-based clinical knowledge that enables him/her to effectively provide care to a veteran population with a widely diverse medical, skilled, mental health and end-of-life diagnoses. A nurse who is self-motivated.
- Leading and managing staff in the provision of clinical care.
- Manages quality improvement activities and safety.
- Maintains a culture of continuous readiness for all accreditation bodies.
- Assist in planning work to be accomplished by staff, assist with setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work.
- Assigning work to staff based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of staff.
- Provide input into evaluating the performance of staff.
- Identifying developmental and training needs of staff and providing or making provision for such development and training.
- Share responsibility for performance improvement
- Competent to perform direct patient care as directed by the Nurse Manager.
- Promotes effective communication and resolves conflicts among staff as well as customers
- Responsible for supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction
- Other duties as assigned
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 11:30am - 8:00pm, 40 hours weekly
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Salary : $70,762 - $131,030
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