Assistant Nurse Manager Community Living Center Hospice Unit

Veterans Health Administration • San Juan, PR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Living Center Nurse, Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM), supports the Nurse Manager in overseeing the operations of a nursing unit or patient care area. The ANM fosters team development, ensures compliance with clinical practice standards, and serves as a liaison between staff and leadership. The role combines clinical proficiency with leadership responsibilities and may help prepare the incumbent for future Nurse Manager positions by providing opportunities to develop management skills.

The ANM functions as a proficient clinician and is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or overseeing direct patient care. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care using age-specific considerations; coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care; and uses sound judgment and interpersonal skills. The ANM collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and leads process-improvement initiatives to influence care outcomes.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, with rotating shifts if needed. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education alternatives and exceptions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Must meet the applicable Nurse grade and level education, specialized experience, and dimension criteria.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of VA employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements; beginning May 7, 2025, non-REAL ID-compliant state driver's licenses or identification cards cannot be used as acceptable employment identification.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Must complete all application requirements described in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Able to meet the position's physical demands, including patient handling and movement, standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, and fine manipulation; respirator use may be required, with no facial hair or other condition interfering with the facepiece seal when a respirator is used.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of RN experience.
• Previous experience in leadership or supervisory roles.
• Previous RN experience in long-term care.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse Manager in overseeing nursing unit or patient-care-area operations.
• Foster team development and ensure compliance with clinical practice standards.
• Serve as a liaison between staff and leadership.
• Provide or oversee direct patient care and remain accountable for the nursing process.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes.
• Lead innovative process-improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with VA contributions of up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree