Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Portland, OR

22h

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and is responsible and accountable for the 24/7 operations of designated units. The ANM provides coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed. This position is open only to current, permanent employees of the VA Portland Health Care System.

The ANM provides leadership as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor. The position supports staff orientation, training, and development; contributes input to staff performance evaluations; and works with interdisciplinary teams to improve care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes. The ANM promotes ethical decision-making, accountability, culturally competent care, and high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. The role also includes building collaborative relationships across the care continuum, contributing to care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring regulatory and accreditation compliance, and aligning clinical objectives with organizational strategy.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, working 8- or 10-hour shifts between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Flexible or compressed schedules are available. Telework is ad hoc only; this is not a virtual position.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an eligible equivalent pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the applicable Nurse grade and level requirements for scope, education, and experience.
• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment urinalysis, background/security investigation, onboarding, and physical evaluation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete all application requirements listed in the Required Documents section.
• Be a current, permanent employee of the VA Portland Health Care System.

Nice To Haves

• Management experience.
• Master of Science in Nursing.
• Outpatient experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and accountability for designated units’ 24/7 operations.
• Provide coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, and development.
• Provide input into individual staff performance evaluations.
• Function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, providing leadership to the team.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes that improve care outcomes.
• 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 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.

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 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