Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Columbia, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager position for the Progressive Care Unit within Patient Care Services at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The position functions as a clinical expert and is accountable for the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. Care is assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated using age-specific components. The role coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care, and uses sound judgment, interpersonal skills, and collaboration to influence care outcomes and lead process improvement initiatives.

The Assistant Nurse Manager supports the Nurse Manager in supervisory duties and shares responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operation of designated units, providing coverage for other Assistant 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 Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes, supports culturally competent care and accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes, and helps develop care delivery models and the care environment. The position promotes professional growth, ethical decision-making, inclusive practices, and alignment of clinical objectives with organizational strategy, while maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures.

The position is full-time, with a work schedule that varies based on unit needs. 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 listed VA education alternatives and provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, territory, or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the applicable Nurse grade and level scope, education, and dimension criteria described in the announcement.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background and security investigation.
• Complete the online onboarding process and required application documents.
• Meet acceptable identification requirements for pre-employment processing.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• One to three years of manager or supervisor experience.
• Progressive care or critical care experience.
• Inpatient nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide or supervise direct patient care and perform the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation using age-specific components.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Support the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and accountability for the 24/7 operation of designated units; provide coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, development, and individual performance evaluation.
• Serve as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, providing leadership to the team.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Promote culturally competent care and accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Cultivate alliances across the care continuum through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
• Contribute to care delivery models and environmental design that support evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable 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.
• Promote an inclusive workplace that values diversity.
• Engage in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth.

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 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