Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager - Emergency Department

Veterans Health Administration • Columbia, SC

7h • Onsite

About The Position

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

The ANM promotes ethical decision-making and accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels. The role supports culturally competent care, high-quality and cost-effective outcomes, and trusted partnerships across the care continuum. The ANM participates in developing care delivery models and environmental design to support evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. The position ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, aligns nursing and clinical objectives with organizational strategy, and promotes an inclusive workplace that values diversity.

The position also involves the nursing process: assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating age-specific patient care; coordinating care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction; and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team. The ANM maintains knowledge of and compliance with applicable directives, policies, and standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying education through an approved bridge program or foreign nursing education pathway.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception may apply to otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except where non-citizens may be appointed under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Selected applicants are subject to background/security investigation and, for testing-designated positions, pre-employment urinalysis.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
• Complete the online onboarding process and application requirements in the announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Emergency Department or Urgent Care experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and 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.
• Provide input into evaluations of individual staff performance.
• Provide leadership as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to improve care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Promote ethical decision-making and accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels.
• Equip staff to provide culturally competent care and promote high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Build alliances across the care continuum through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
• Participate in developing care delivery models and environmental design for accessible, affordable, equitable, evidence-based 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.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate delivery of age-specific patient care.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction.
• Seek knowledge from professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days annual leave, 13 days 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