Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Biloxi, MS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and shares responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operations of designated units. The ANM provides coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed and works with the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers to care and implement evidence-based programs and processes. The role also provides leadership as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, with responsibility for staff orientation, training, development, and input into performance evaluations.

The ANM promotes ethical decision-making, accountability, culturally competent care, and high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. The role builds alliances across the care continuum, contributes to care delivery models and environmental design, supports accessible, affordable, equitable, evidence-based patient care, and ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, directives, policies, and procedures. The ANM aligns nursing and clinical objectives with organizational strategy and promotes an inclusive workplace that supports the organization's vision and mission.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Physical requirements include visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and potentially extended periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Patient or object transfers may be required. The work may involve exposure to infected patients, contaminated materials, isolation precautions, invasive procedures, and occasionally combative patients.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the listed education exceptions for bridge-program candidates and foreign nursing education.
• 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 described in the posting.
• Must meet the applicable VA Nurse grade and level education, experience, and dimension criteria.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, 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; 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 and completion of online onboarding and application requirements.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Must be able to meet physical requirements including visual acuity, hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and potentially prolonged walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing; patient or object transfers may be required.
• Must be able to work effectively in stressful situations, shift priorities according to patient needs, and demonstrate maturity, flexibility, and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of progressive leadership experience in ambulatory care, primary care, or specialty-clinic settings, such as charge nurse, shift supervisor, team lead, or assistant nurse manager responsibilities.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), nursing leadership certification, or specialty certification desirable as appropriate to the clinic's service line.

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and share accountability for 24/7 operations of designated units.
• Provide coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, and development, and provide input into individual staff performance evaluations.
• Provide leadership as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers to care and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Seek knowledge from professional organizations to support leadership and career growth.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making and foster accountability among self, the organization, and staff.
• Equip staff to provide culturally competent care and promote accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Build alliances across the care continuum through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
• Participate in development of care delivery models and environmental design to support evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Align nursing and clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes and participate in strategy planning and execution.
• Promote an inclusive workplace that values diversity and supports the organization's vision and mission.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 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 up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• 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: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree