Registered Nurse (Assistant Nurse Manager)

Veterans Health Administration • Glendale, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Community Care Assistant Nurse Manager partners with the Nurse Manager to supervise staff who triage consults and coordinate Veterans’ care in the community. The Assistant Nurse Manager has working knowledge of the Community Care process, MISSION Act eligibility and access standards, and VA policy. The role requires proficiency with VA clinical and administrative systems, including CPRS/VistA, Oracle Health, JLV, and HSRM/CCRA, as well as Microsoft tools. The Assistant Nurse Manager uses data to monitor timeliness across systems and inform process changes.

The role supports the Nurse Manager in operating designated unit(s), provides coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed, and assists with staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation. The Assistant Nurse Manager develops as a role model, educator, practitioner, and leader, and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to address barriers to care and implement evidence-based programs and processes. The position assists the Nurse Manager but is not responsible for routinely carrying out the Nurse Manager’s responsibilities independently.

For employees under direct supervision, the Assistant Nurse Manager may direct work, assign duties, evaluate performance, recommend awards, approve or deny leave, recall employees to duty, propose discipline, and adjust grievances or effectively recommend these actions. The role may serve as hiring official during recruitment. For personnel not directly supervised, the Assistant Nurse Manager may draft schedules and leave requests for the Nurse Manager’s approval, provide performance input, and assist with candidate-selection recommendations. The position also supports planning, decision-making, outcome evaluation, work-assignment oversight, and fact-finding; promotes professional development and ethical accountability; and equips staff to provide competent, high-quality, cost-effective care.

Requirements

• Basic written and spoken English proficiency.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an applicable qualifying nursing education pathway described in the posting.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply as described in the posting.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must submit to urinalysis screening for illegal drug use; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation and completion of the online onboarding process.
• Must provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements; from May 7, 2025, non-REAL-ID-compliant driver's licenses or state identification cards are not acceptable for this purpose.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.
• Must complete application requirements in the announcement’s Required Documents section.
• Nursing education and experience must meet the applicable Nurse grade and level criteria described in the posting.
• Physical ability to meet the position’s demands, including standing, walking, bending, lifting, patient transfers, and other listed physical activities.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• At least five years of registered nurse experience.
• Previous Office of Community Care experience.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Proficiency with VA clinical and administrative systems, including CPRS/VistA, Oracle Health, JLV, and HSRM/CCRA, and Microsoft tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the Nurse Manager with operation of designated unit(s).
• Provide coverage for other Assistant Nurse Managers as needed.
• Direct and oversee specific staff orientation, training, development, and evaluation of individual staff performance.
• Develop as a role model, educator, practitioner, and leader.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers to care and implement evidence-based programs and processes.
• Direct work and assign duties for employees under direct supervision.
• Evaluate employee performance and recommend performance standards and awards.
• Serve as hiring official during recruitment for employees under direct supervision.
• Approve or deny leave, recall employees to duty, propose discipline, and adjust grievances or effectively recommend these actions for directly supervised employees.
• Draft schedules and leave requests for employees not directly supervised, for final approval by the Nurse Manager.
• Provide input into performance evaluations for employees not directly supervised; the Nurse Manager completes the final evaluation.
• Assist with recommendations for candidate selection.
• Lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes, and provide feedback to the Nurse Manager regarding timely nursing care and standards of practice.
• Oversee work assignments and provide contact reports or assist with fact-finding to inform the Nurse Manager’s recommendations for counseling or disciplinary actions.
• Engage in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth.
• Adhere to ethical principles and foster accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels.
• Equip staff with tools for competent care and promote accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Use data to monitor timeliness across systems and inform process changes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 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, 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.

What This Job Offers

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