Registered Nurse-Nurse Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Leavenworth, KS

16h

About The Position

The Nurse Manager (NM) demonstrates fundamental knowledge of the unit and is responsible and accountable for nursing-process elements when providing or supervising direct patient care. The NM assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates age-specific care; coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

At Nurse I, Level 1, the NM develops practice and self-direction while applying nursing principles and theory with limited critical-thinking application. The NM is the designated first-line supervisor responsible for assigned-unit operations and provides coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The NM directs and supervises staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation, and serves as a role model, educator, practitioner, and team supervisor.

The NM collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to improve care outcomes, remove barriers, and implement evidence-based programs and processes. The role includes developing leadership knowledge, applying ethical decision-making, promoting accountability and culturally competent care, and cultivating collaborative relationships across the care continuum. The NM participates in care-delivery model and environmental-design development, supports accessible, affordable, equitable, evidence-based care, ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, aligns clinical objectives with organizational strategy, and promotes an inclusive workplace. The position maintains compliance with applicable directives, policies, and standard operating procedures.

The posted schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with rotation to off-tours as needed. Flexible or compressed scheduling is to be determined by management. Telework is ad hoc; the position is not virtual.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited professional nursing program, subject to the stated education and equivalency provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment urinalysis, background/security investigation, onboarding, and physical evaluation.
• Register for Selective Service if applicable to the applicant.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete application requirements in the announcement's Required Documents section.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Two to three years of medical-surgical and/or critical-care nursing experience.
• Clinical judgment across general medical-surgical acuity and critically ill ICU patients.
• One to three years of nursing management or leadership experience in an acute-care hospital.
• Relevant specialty certification, such as CMSRN, CCRN, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide or supervise direct patient care and carry out the nursing process.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific care.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care.
• Oversee the operation of assigned units and provide coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed.
• 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.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Promote ethical decision-making, accountability, culturally competent care, and high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Build collaborative relationships across the care continuum through listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
• Participate in developing care-delivery models and environmental design that support evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable care.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Align nursing and clinical objectives with organizational strategy and participate in strategy planning and execution.
• Promote an inclusive workplace that values diversity.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 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 VA contributions of up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term-care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package.

What This Job Offers

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