Nurse Manager- Resource Team, Clinical Operations

Veterans Health Administration • White River Junction, VT

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Manager is located within the Nursing, Operations Service Line at the VA White River Junction Healthcare System. This full-time position is 40 hours per week. The Facility Administrative Nurse Manager is the designated first-line supervisor, accountable for the operation of assigned teams and providing coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The role directs and supervises staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation, and serves as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor. The Nurse Manager provides leadership to the team and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers to care and implement evidence-based programs and processes.

The Nurse Manager functions as a clinical expert and demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex operations and client care. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care delivery using age-specific components; demonstrates sound judgment and interpersonal skills; and leads collaboration and process-improvement initiatives to influence care outcomes.

The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays. Compressed or flexible scheduling is not available. Telework may be available as determined by agency policy; this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. Applicants must hold a full, unrestricted nursing license from a U.S. state or territory. A pre-placement physical examination is required.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Complete required background/security investigation and onboarding; applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis screening.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
• Two to four years of experience in nursing informatics, program development and management, clinical software systems, data analysis, infection prevention, and a leadership role engaging staff in system-wide operational enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and remain accountable for the operation of assigned teams, and provide coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, professional development, and individual performance evaluation.
• Provide leadership to the team as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers to care and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Function as a clinical expert and manage complex operational functionality using leadership, experience, and creative approaches.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care delivery using age-specific components.
• Demonstrate sound decision-making, judgment, and interpersonal skills.
• Lead innovative process-improvement initiatives to influence care outcomes and improve care for groups of patients.

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, and 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