Nurse Manager - (Med/Surg Unit)

Veterans Health Administration • Tulsa, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager is the designated first-line supervisor accountable for the operation of assigned units and provides coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The position directs and supervises staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation, and serves as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor who provides leadership to the team.

The Nurse Manager collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to improve care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes. The role promotes accountability, high-quality and cost-effective outcomes, trust across the care continuum, and accessible, evidence-based patient care. It contributes to care-delivery models and environmental design, supports strategic planning and execution, and ensures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, policy, and procedural requirements. The position also supports knowledge sharing and evidence-based nursing practice.

The role is with the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, which includes a 61-bed hospital in Muskogee and six community-based outpatient clinics. The position is not telework or virtual. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying foreign nursing education with required degree-equivalency validation where applicable.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a specified Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception may apply to otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable Nurse grade and level education, experience, and dimension criteria described in the announcement.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation; participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete the online onboarding and application requirements and provide acceptable identification.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of Med/Surg managerial experience.
• BSN degree or higher.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and remain accountable for the operation of assigned units, providing coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, development, and individual performance evaluation.
• Provide leadership as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to improve care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Engage in professional organizations to support leadership and career growth.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making and foster accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels.
• Equip staff to provide competent care and promote high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Build alliances across the care continuum through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
• Contribute to care-delivery models and environmental design to support evidence-based, accessible, and affordable patient care.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Align nursing and clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes and participate in strategy planning and execution.
• Share knowledge with colleagues to support safe, quality nursing care.
• Question clinical practices and participate in strategies that sustain evidence-based practice.

Benefits

• 50 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• 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.
• Regular salary increases and potential performance awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree