Registered Nurse - Nurse Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Lexington, KY

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager is accountable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the provision and evaluation of patient care in the Residential Rehab Treatment Program (RRTP) and 1N Inpatient Mental Health, and for managing and supervising assigned staff. The role oversees the RRTP at the Sousley Campus and the 1N Inpatient Mental Health unit at the Bowling Campus, applying effective labor and performance management, leadership, and registered-nurse clinical expertise.

The Nurse Manager provides organizational performance-improvement oversight to support positive patient outcomes and staff and patient satisfaction, and is accountable for applicable medical-center accreditation standards. The position includes both direct patient care and supervisory duties. The work schedule is administrative DTOD; telework and virtual work are not available.

The position requires a current, full, active, and unrestricted nursing registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, as well as English-language proficiency. Nursing education must meet the stated accreditation or equivalent education provisions. Grade assignment depends on education, specialized nursing experience, and the applicable scope and dimension criteria. Preferred qualifications include relevant psychiatric or mental-health clinical and management experience, supervisory experience, and national nursing certification.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-education 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.
• Meet the applicable nursing grade criteria for education, specialized experience, and dimensions of practice.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination and background/security investigation; applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to pre-appointment urinalysis.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements, if applicable.
• Complete the online onboarding process and application requirements, including any required education transcripts.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN), master’s degree in Nursing (MSN), Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Previous clinical or management experience in psychiatric or mental-health nursing in inpatient or residential settings.
• Prior supervisory, lead, or nursing-management experience, such as charge nurse, assistant nurse manager, or nurse manager.
• National certification in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (RN-BC, PMH-BC, or equivalent) or Nursing Administration (NE-BC, NEA-BC).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in applying the nursing process to client care and organizational processes or systems to improve program- or service-level outcomes.
• Initiate interdisciplinary projects to improve organizational performance.
• Use professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and service activities.
• Implement an educational plan to meet changing program or service needs for self and others, and maintain knowledge of current techniques, trends, and professional issues.
• Coach colleagues in team building and contribute to healthcare by sharing expertise internally or externally.
• Provide leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues affecting clients and staff, including initiating and participating in ethics consultations.
• Use group processes to identify, analyze, and resolve care problems.
• Collaborate with others in research activities to improve care.
• Manage financial, human, material, and informational resources to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient care.
• Oversee patient care in the RRTP and 1N Inpatient Mental Health and manage and supervise assigned staff.
• Provide direct patient care and perform supervisory responsibilities.
• Provide performance-improvement oversight and ensure applicable medical-center accreditation standards are met.

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 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: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree