Registered Nurse - Float Assistant Nurse Manager Critical Care w/Education Debt Reduction Program

Veterans Health Administration • Dallas, TX

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Float Assistant Nurse Manager for Critical Care assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care using age-specific components. The role coordinates care transitions across the continuum, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and factors affecting customer satisfaction. The position applies professional standards of care and practice to evaluate individual performance, programs, and service activities; maintains knowledge of current techniques, trends, and professional issues; and uses group processes to identify, analyze, and resolve care problems.

The assistant nurse manager helps coordinate staff training and education, applies facility policies and procedures, supports employee evaluations, prepares staff schedules for Nurse Manager review, and collects data for quarterly process-improvement and program-evaluation reports. The role monitors nursing documentation and medical records for accuracy, completeness, and fulfillment of physician orders; plans and coordinates staffing to meet patient-care workloads; and attends scheduled meetings when the unit Nurse Manager is absent. The position assigns work according to priorities and takes patient assignments at least 50% of the time to meet unit operational needs.

This is a 10-hour night-shift position, with a tour typically from 9:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. The schedule may vary according to unit needs and includes working every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Flexibility is required to meet with staff on other tours. The employee may be required to work other shifts, be on call, work weekends or holidays, and work in other units to support care and services. Telework and virtual work are not available. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to program eligibility and approval.

Requirements

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or a qualifying nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English for direct patient care.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Must meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Must be willing to work a variable tour, including every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; other shifts, on-call duty, weekends, and holidays may be required.
• Flexibility to meet with staff on off tours and to work within other units when operational needs require.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Applicants selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position are subject to pre-employment urinalysis.
• Must meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements.
• Subject to background and security investigation and completion of online onboarding and application requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• At least 5 years of Step-Down Unit experience.
• At least 3 years of RN leadership or Charge Nurse experience.
• CCRN and/or PCCN certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using age-specific components.
• Coordinate care transitions, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and factors affecting customer satisfaction.
• Use professional standards to evaluate self, programs, and service activities; maintain knowledge of current techniques, trends, and professional issues; and use group processes to resolve care problems.
• Assist with coordination of training and education for nursing staff.
• Teach and enforce facility policies and procedures.
• May serve on the Nursing Service Policy and Procedure committee.
• Collaborate with employees and the Nurse Manager in employee evaluations.
• Prepare staff time schedules and submit them to the Nurse Manager for review and approval.
• Collect data for quarterly reports on process-improvement activities and program evaluations.
• Monitor Nursing Service documentation to ensure medical records are current and complete, entries describe care rendered, and physician orders have been carried out.
• Plan, coordinate, and use available staff to meet patient-care workload.
• Attend prescheduled meetings in the absence of the unit Nurse Manager.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities.
• Take patient assignments at least 50% of the time to meet unit operational needs.
• Work other shifts, be on call, work weekends or holidays, or assist in other units as required by patient-care and service needs.

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 5-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.
• Education Debt Reduction Program student loan payment reimbursement, subject to eligibility and approval, with awards up to $200,000 for a period of one to five years.

What This Job Offers

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