Nurse Manager - Geriatrics & Extended Care
About The Position
The Nurse Manager (NM) position is located in Geriatrics and Extended Care at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System. The NM is the designated first-line supervisory authority and is accountable for the operation of assigned units, while providing coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The role provides nursing care to Veterans in the Community Living Center (CLC), including Hospice, Dementia, Short-Stay Rehabilitation, and Long-Stay Care. The Nurse Manager directs and supervises staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation. Acting as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, the NM leads the team and collaborates with interdisciplinary colleagues to improve care outcomes, address barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes. The role promotes ethical decision-making, staff accountability, high-quality and cost-effective care, professional growth, and trust across the care continuum. This is a full-time position in a 24/7 hospital. Schedule and assignment flexibility may be required; some positions require rotating tours or indefinite work on non-administrative tours as established by the immediate supervisor. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station 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 exceptions for qualifying bridge-program candidates and foreign-school graduates.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician temporary-appointment exception may apply.
- Meet the applicable education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
- One full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State or territory.
- U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens under VA policy.
- Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
- Complete required background/security investigation and onboarding requirements; selected applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
- Serve a two-year probationary period.
- Previous management, rehabilitation, and long-term-care experience is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Previous management experience.
- Rehabilitation experience.
- Long-term care experience.
Responsibilities
- Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, development, and evaluation of individual staff performance.
- Provide leadership to the team as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor.
- Provide nursing care to Veterans in the Community Living Center, including Hospice, Dementia, Short-Stay Rehabilitation, and Long-Stay Care.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
- Engage in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth.
- Adhere to ethical principles in decision-making and foster accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels.
- Equip staff with tools for competent care and promote accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
- Build alliances across the care continuum through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
- Operate assigned units and provide coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed.
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.
- Federal 401K 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
