Registered Nurse- Nurse Manager (Primary Care Clinic)

Veterans Health Administration • Houston, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Nurse Manager demonstrates fundamental knowledge of the unit and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The nurse manager assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of care based on age-specific components, and coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

The nurse manager is the designated first-line supervisory authority responsible and accountable for operating assigned units and providing coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The role directs and supervises staff orientation, training, and development, and evaluates individual staff performance. The nurse manager functions as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, providing leadership to the team. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes to improve care outcomes.

Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no on-call, weekend, or holiday work; the schedule may change based on facility needs. Telework and virtual work are not available. 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 education under the specified VA provisions for bridge-program candidates or graduates of foreign nursing schools.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, except where the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception applies.
• Meet the education and professional nursing experience criteria for the assigned grade and level. Depending on grade, qualifying education includes an ADN or nursing diploma, BSN, MSN, master's degree in a related field with a BSN, or a doctoral degree, with applicable professional or specialized nursing experience.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Selected applicants must undergo urinalysis drug screening, a background/security investigation, an online onboarding process, and a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period and must complete the application requirements in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Meet the position's physical requirements, including moderate lifting and carrying, pushing and pulling, reaching, use of fingers and both hands, walking, standing, visual and hearing abilities, coordination, and working closely with others or alone.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of medicine ambulatory care experience.
• At least 3–4 years of nurse management experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide or supervise direct patient care and carry out all elements of the nursing process.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate delivery of care using age-specific components.
• Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Manage assigned units as the designated first-line supervisory authority and provide coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, and development, and evaluate individual staff performance.
• Provide team leadership as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes to improve care outcomes.

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 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