Registered Nurse - Woman Veterans Program Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Shreveport, LA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Women's Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of program aspects. Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact the standard of care and safety of staff while caring for all women Veteran patients throughout the continuum of care. The WVPM develops collaborative relationships internally and externally to facilitate outreach to identify and engage women Veterans. Serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving all aspects of care for women Veterans. Initiates and/or supports outreach activities through public speaking, health fairs, recognition ceremonies, Stand Downs, educational seminars, and focus groups where women Veterans can provide input and feedback to program staff and facility management. Participates in environment of care reviews and formal reviews for renovation and construction plans, to ensure it promotes comfort, privacy, and feelings of security. Serves as a liaison with women Veterans and the organization assisting with the identification and resolution of issues that affect women Veterans. The WVPM strategically plans, coordinates quality care, evaluates delivery of care including timeliness and outreaches to women Veterans needing services. Coordinates the provision of comprehensive health care services to women Veterans; plans for the establishment of new specialty or primary programs and the expansion of existing programs to meet the needs of women Veterans who are currently seeking care within the facility and the increasing number expected to do so; ensure access, service and benefits to women Veterans; coordinates the provision of state-of-the-art diagnostic, treatment, consultation and referral services within a comprehensive, integrated health care network; coordinates medical and/or surgical health care services and ensures psychological care of mental health needs, assesses the improved quality of clinical care; collects, develops, and analyzes data derived from these programs to assist in planning for women Veterans' services, and utilizes appropriate clinical indicators and monitoring activities to assure that the care provided is of the highest quality.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
• Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex.
• Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
• Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.
• Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting.

Responsibilities

• Develops collaborative relationships internally and externally to facilitate outreach to identify and engage women Veterans.
• Serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving all aspects of care for women Veterans.
• Initiates and/or supports outreach activities through public speaking, health fairs, recognition ceremonies, Stand Downs, educational seminars, and focus groups where women Veterans can provide input and feedback to program staff and facility management.
• Participates in environment of care reviews and formal reviews for renovation and construction plans, to ensure it promotes comfort, privacy, and feelings of security.
• Serves as a liaison with women Veterans and the organization assisting with the identification and resolution of issues that affect women Veterans.
• Strategically plans, coordinates quality care, and evaluates the delivery of care including timeliness and outreaches to women Veterans needing services.
• Coordinates the provision of comprehensive health care services to women Veterans.
• Plans for the establishment of new specialty or primary programs and the expansion of existing programs to meet the needs of women Veterans.
• Ensures access, service, and benefits to women Veterans.
• Coordinates the provision of state-of-the-art diagnostic, treatment, consultation, and referral services within a comprehensive, integrated health care network.
• Coordinates medical and/or surgical health care services and ensures psychological care of mental health needs.
• Assesses the improved quality of clinical care.
• Collects, develops, and analyzes data derived from these programs to assist in planning for women Veterans' services.
• Utilizes appropriate clinical indicators and monitoring activities to assure that the care provided is of the highest quality.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Regular salary increases
• Potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

What This Job Offers

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