Registered Nurse (Chief Nurse-Primary Care)

Veterans Health Administration • San Francisco, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse IV, Chief Nurse, Primary Care Nursing, at the San Francisco VA Health Care System provides senior leadership and oversight for primary care nursing. The role carries substantial and continuous responsibility for population groups or integrated programs spanning services and disciplines, with influence on the organization’s healthcare mission. The Chief Nurse serves as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor, and supports daily clinical and administrative operations as directed by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive (ADPCS/NE).

The position integrates nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and program and service leaders, and contributes to standards of care, policies, and nursing objectives. It oversees planning, development, implementation, direction, and evaluation of programs, including staffing, budgets, quality care, access, performance measures, and related metrics. The Chief Nurse facilitates outreach and access to integrated care, maintains effective relationships with internal and external customers, collaborates with the Chief of SPS on instrumentation and RMD-related matters, and serves as Acting ADPCS/NE or Deputy ADPCS/NE as needed.

This is a permanent, onsite position in San Francisco. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; telework is not eligible and the position is not virtual. Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. A full and unrestricted U.S. state or territory nursing license is required. The role may involve physical demands associated with nursing, including prolonged walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent education under the stated VA provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• For Nurse IV, one of the following education and experience combinations: a master's degree in nursing and four years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III; a master's degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience; a doctoral degree in nursing and three years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III; or a doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience.
• Meet the Nurse IV scope and dimension criteria, including leadership, business acumen, inspiring an industry-leading lifestyle, communication and relationship management, and professional and social responsibility.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Pass applicable pre-employment screening, including a background/security investigation, urinalysis when required, and a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Meet applicable onboarding, identification, Selective Service, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative nursing operations as directed by the ADPCS/NE.
• Support integration and collaboration between nursing and other professional disciplines and functional areas to achieve patient-centered and organizational goals.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and program and service leaders at the facility and network.
• Contribute recommendations for standards of care, policies, and objectives that enhance nursing.
• Plan, develop, implement, direct, and evaluate programs and functions, including staffing and budget accountability.
• Oversee processes, performance measures, and metrics supporting quality care and access.
• Support and facilitate outreach that provides access to integrated care across the continuum.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with the Chief of SPS on instrumentation and other RMD-related matters in the areas of responsibility.
• Serve as Acting ADPCS/NE or Deputy ADPCS/NE as needed.

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.
• Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior