Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Washington, DC

5d

About The Position

The Clinical Measurement Program Specialist draws on clinical administrative expertise and knowledge of healthcare programs to develop and refine methods for capturing clinical documentation, analyzing data for clinical process and program improvement, and developing program-related performance measures. The position provides clinical and administrative recommendations related to performance measurement and supports joint planning and implementation of the full VHA performance measurement program.

The role provides leadership and consultation to executive leadership and medical professionals on clinical and quality-of-care issues. It leads the development, implementation, and review or revision of policies, protocols, procedures, standards of care, and competencies for complex, integrated programs, and evaluates operational outcomes. The position identifies outcomes that can be improved and leads performance-improvement efforts to improve or sustain clinical and administrative outcomes.

The position is classified as Nurse IV. It requires qualifying nursing education and active, unrestricted nursing registration, along with the specified graduate degree and professional nursing experience. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad hoc telework may be authorized; virtual work may be authorized for eligible current VA employees. Return-to-office requirements apply unless an exception or exemption is approved. Infrequent travel is required.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying alternative education described in the announcement.
• 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: qualifying graduate education and professional nursing experience—either 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. The experience must meet the Nurse IV dimension requirements.
• Meet the Nurse IV dimensions for 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 only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment screening, onboarding, identification, background or security investigation, and applicable drug testing; participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
• Complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing.
• Be able to work effectively in stressful situations, adapt to changing priorities based on business needs, and exercise maturity, flexibility, and sound judgment.
• Submit transcripts when relying on education for qualification; foreign education requires the specified equivalency documentation.

Responsibilities

• Use current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design or modify, implement, and measure clinical program activities that promote high-quality patient care.
• Continuously monitor performance measures to identify opportunities for improvement; collaborate with measure sponsors to analyze results and design practice changes that improve outcomes.
• Ensure the integrity of analytic and reporting products generated by Performance Measurement program staff and their consistency with VHA and API strategic goals and objectives.
• Develop, implement, and maintain formal and informal communication systems with a broad constituency of colleagues.
• Provide leadership and consultation to executive leadership and medical professionals on clinical and quality-of-care issues.
• Lead the development, implementation, and review or revision of policies, protocols, procedures, standards of care, and competencies for complex and diverse integrated programs; evaluate operational outcomes.
• Identify outcomes that can be improved and lead performance-improvement processes to improve or sustain clinical and administrative outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting, and a 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: Senior