Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager Primary Care
About The Position
The Supervisory Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports the Nurse Manager (NM) in overseeing nursing unit and patient-care-area operations. The ANM fosters team development, ensures compliance with clinical practice standards, and serves as a liaison between staff and leadership. The role combines clinical expertise and leadership responsibilities and may help prepare the incumbent for future Nurse Manager positions. The ANM is accountable for the nursing process when providing or overseeing direct patient care, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care based on age-specific needs. The role coordinates care with a focus on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care. The ANM uses sound judgment, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, and leads process-improvement initiatives. The position supports the NM in operating designated units and provides coverage for other ANMs as needed. It includes responsibility for staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation, as well as supervisory authority over employees under direct supervision. The ANM also assists the NM with personnel they do not directly supervise, including scheduling, performance input, hiring recommendations, work-assignment oversight, and fact-finding support. The work schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and may change based on service needs. Telework is available; this is not a virtual position. 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, or qualifying equivalent nursing education under the stated VA provisions.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered-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 candidates pursuing licensure.
- Meet the applicable VA Nurse grade and level scope, education, and dimension criteria.
- U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated VA exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
- Complete required pre-employment screening and onboarding, including urinalysis when applicable, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation.
- Register for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program for VA health care personnel.
- Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including heavy lifting and carrying of 45 pounds or more, prolonged walking, standing, and bending, and other listed physical capabilities.
Nice To Haves
- Two to three years of Urgent Care, ER, Primary Care, and/or Charge Nurse or supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Support the Nurse Manager in overseeing operations of a nursing unit or patient-care area and provide coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed.
- Provide or oversee direct patient care and perform the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care based on age-specific needs.
- Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to influence care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
- Lead innovative process-improvement initiatives and contribute to staff planning, decision-making, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Direct and oversee staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation.
- Serve as a role model, educator, practitioner, and leader.
- Supervise nursing personnel in the patient-care area, including applicable nursing assistants, LPNs/LVNs, health technicians, and student nurse technicians.
- Approve schedules and leave for employees under direct supervision; appraise performance, recommend performance standards and awards, serve as a hiring official, and recommend discipline or grievance adjustments as applicable.
- Assist the Nurse Manager with staff not directly supervised, including drafting schedules and leave for approval, providing performance input, assisting with candidate-selection recommendations, and overseeing work assignments.
- Provide reports of contact or assist with fact-finding to inform the Nurse Manager's counseling or disciplinary recommendations.
- Ensure nursing care is timely and complies with generally accepted standards of practice.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and regular salary increases
- Potential performance awards
- 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays
- Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting
- Federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%
- Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs may be carried into retirement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
