Registered Nurse - DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PATIENT CARE SERVICE

Veterans Health Administration • Togus, ME

18h

About The Position

The Deputy Associate Director of Patient & Nursing Services (DADPNS) is a senior nursing leader who addresses complex system issues and contributes to advancing the nursing profession. The role represents nursing on senior department and medical staff committees and collaborates across the healthcare system. It provides leadership oversight to promote nursing excellence and shared governance, and ensures the continuous and timely availability of quality nursing services.

The Deputy Associate Director provides coverage and serves as the nursing spokesperson when the Associate Director of Patient and Nursing Services (ADPNS) is absent. As part of the senior executive leadership team, the role contributes to strategic planning, organizational assessment, and program development; oversees daily clinical and administrative operations; and has overall management of nursing practice. The position also promotes collaboration across disciplines, a culture of safety and high reliability, accountability, workforce and succession planning, systems thinking, and a healthy work environment through shared decision-making.

The position is with the Department of Veterans Affairs. A pre-placement physical examination is required, and selected candidates may need to complete credentialing and a probationary period. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education pathways and exceptions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the Graduate Nurse Technician exception described in the posting.
• For Nurse V: a master's degree in Nursing and five years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse IV; or a master's degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience; or a doctoral degree in Nursing and four years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse IV; or a doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience.
• Meet the Nurse V dimension requirements in leadership, business acumen, inspiring an industry-leading lifestyle, communication and relationship management, and professional and social responsibility.
• Be physically able to satisfactorily perform the duties and complete a pre-placement physical examination.
• Meet applicable U.S. citizenship requirements; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must submit to urinalysis; refusal results in denial of VA employment.
• Register for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Submit to a background/security investigation and complete the online onboarding process and application requirements.
• Provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements; effective May 7, 2025, non-REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or state identification cards are not acceptable identification.
• Pass the pre-employment evaluation and participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• May be required to serve a probationary period and satisfactorily complete credentialing.

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage in the absence of the Associate Director of Patient and Nursing Services (ADPNS).
• Serve as spokesperson for Nursing Service in the absence of the ADPNS.
• Participate as a member of the senior executive leadership team in strategic planning, organizational assessment, and program development.
• Ensure the continuous and timely availability of quality nursing services.
• Provide senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations.
• Manage nursing practice overall.
• Promote integration and collaboration between nursing and other professional disciplines and functional areas.
• Champion a High Reliability Organization and a culture of safety based on a systems approach to evidence-based healthcare solutions.
• Hold self and others accountable for mutual professional expectations and outcomes.
• Help educate patient care team members about the financial implications of patient care decisions.
• Participate in and support workforce and succession planning and employment decisions.
• Promote systems thinking among staff at all levels.
• Promote a healthy work environment through shared decision-making.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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