Nurse Manager - Surgical Perioperative

Department of Veterans Affairs • Prescott, AZ

45d • Onsite

About The Position

The Perioperative and Outpatient Specialty Nurse Manager is the designated first-line supervisory authority and is responsible and accountable for the 24/7 management of a defined area of organized nursing services or resident care unit and provides coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance. The Nurse Manager is responsible for planning, managing, supervising, providing, and evaluating nursing care for patients in the Outpatient Surgical Specialty Clinics (General Surgery, GI/Endoscopy, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Wound Care, Urology) and Integrated Therapies Clinics (Pain, PM&R, Whole Health). The Nurse Manager has the 24-hour responsibilities for clinical and administrative aspects of patient care within those areas. The Nurse Manager is also expected to develop professional, dynamic, and collaborative relationships with other nursing departments under the Service Line. The Nurse Manager will also be responsible for growing departments and programs under their direct supervision including support for a future Ambulatory Surgery Center. The employee will work in the area(s) assigned by their supervisor. Potential areas include but are not limited to sterile processing service/reusable medical equipment, inpatient care areas, primary/specialty outpatient clinics, mental health, medical service, telehealth services, or surgical services. The area assigned may be modified as needed to meet organizational needs.

Responsibilities

• Job duties are focused on disease prevention and achieving optimum mental and physical health and well-being.
• Equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promotes a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care.
• Maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution.
• Promote a workplace that values merit hiring to achieve the organization's vision and mission.
• Maintains training required and may be assigned additional duties as area needs require.
• Expands knowledge base and practice evaluation through mentoring, precepting, and/or teaching to improve outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads education initiatives to expand knowledge with improved outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Demonstrates expertise in evidence-based practice/research resulting in improved outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Demonstrates expertise in managing resources that contribute to efficient, cost-effective care, and sharing knowledge beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Demonstrates expertise in performance improvement by leading initiatives and sharing outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
• Demonstrates expertise by integrating patient preferences into care delivery decisions and sharing knowledge and outcomes with peers beyond the immediate practice setting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees