Registered Nurse (Assistant Nurse Manger Community Care)

Veterans Health Administration • Redlands, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Facilitates delivery of quality nursing care for a group of patients through the utilization of the nursing process. Works effectively with all levels of staff and collaborates with other health professionals. Provides leadership in improving patient care, maintaining standards of care, and directing and teaching personnel in a variety of settings.

Provides and leads age-specific care for adults ages 18–64 and geriatric patients ages 65 and older. Leads, manages, oversees, and supervises staff and programs or systems that support care delivery. Guides staff in critical thinking, clinical planning, decision-making, and evaluation of outcomes, and analyzes documentation and reporting systems to plan improvements. Serves as an expert clinical consultant, evaluates practice, and supports improved patient, organizational, and system outcomes. Develops staff for leadership roles and develops and evaluates individual and group patient and family education programs.

Promotes safety, professional standards, patient rights, confidentiality, ethical practice, and professional boundaries. Serves as a resource and advocate for patients, families, and staff. Analyzes resources and risks, including budget, staffing, equipment, and data; evaluates options and selects actions to support favorable patient and organizational outcomes. Tracks and interprets data to anticipate the effects of mandates on program, service, and staff productivity. Applies the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals and standards.

The schedule is 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Physical requirements include heavy lifting and carrying of 45 pounds or more, pushing and pulling, reaching above shoulder level, use of fingers and both hands, walking and standing up to eight hours, repeated bending, and rapid simultaneous mental and muscular coordination. A hearing aid is permitted.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, subject to the stated education and foreign-education 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 is described for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Education and professional nursing experience must meet the applicable Nurse grade and level requirements, which range from an ADN or nursing diploma to BSN, MSN, or doctoral education and include specified experience for higher levels.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including heavy lifting and carrying of 45 pounds or more, pushing and pulling, reaching above shoulder level, use of fingers and both hands, walking and standing up to eight hours, repeated bending, and rapid simultaneous mental and muscular coordination.
• Selected applicants must complete a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination and onboarding requirements.
• Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use before appointment.
• Subject to background and security investigation; may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Community Care experience.
• Case Management experience.
• PACT experience.
• Consult management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in age-specific care for adult and geriatric patients, promoting independence and self-care, involving families or designated caregivers in care planning, maintaining safety and privacy, and helping patients cope with changes in mobility and balance.
• Lead, manage, oversee, and supervise personnel and programs or systems that support patient care.
• Guide staff in applying critical thinking to patient care and systems; analyze documentation and reporting systems and plan needed changes.
• Use advanced clinical knowledge and judgment to involve staff in planning, decision-making, and outcome evaluation, and motivate staff toward a productive work environment.
• Serve as an expert consultant in clinical practice and areas related to the role.
• Systematically evaluate current practice and produce improvements affecting patient care, organizational processes, or systems.
• Accept accountability for decisions within the scope of practice.
• Consult with others to analyze and address communication problems affecting interpersonal relations, using communication and group-process principles.
• Guide, develop, and support staff for leadership roles.
• Develop and evaluate patient education programs using the nursing process, individual learning needs, required competencies, and adult-learning principles.
• Develop and evaluate patient and family education programs for groups, including education or counseling groups for specific populations with interdisciplinary involvement.
• Demonstrate knowledge of relevant safety skills and procedures, including emergency preparedness, infection control, hazardous materials, fire, equipment failure, and utility outages.
• Demonstrate clinical competence in practice-specific and selected specialized procedures and competencies for the assigned area.
• Conduct oneself in accordance with professional practice and patient-care standards.
• Analyze ethical issues and relevant theoretical principles.
• Ensure application of institutional policies, especially those concerning patient rights and confidentiality.
• Serve as a resource and advocate for patient, family, and staff rights.
• Maintain professional boundaries.
• Analyze available resources and identify risks involving budget, staffing, equipment, and available data.
• Evaluate available options and select actions likely to produce favorable client or organizational outcomes.
• Track, trend, and interpret data to predict the impact of mandates on program, service, and staff productivity.
• Apply the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals and standards when providing patient care.

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 five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• 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