RN - Telemetry Stepdown Unit Nurse Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Chicago, IL

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Telemetry Stepdown Unit Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for directing and supervising staff orientation, training, development, and performance evaluation. The Nurse Manager ensures high-quality professional nursing care for Veterans requiring telemetry monitoring and stepdown inpatient services, maintains clinical and leadership competencies, and demonstrates specialized knowledge of the unit. The role is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating age-specific care. The Nurse Manager coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care, collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, and participates in process improvement initiatives.

As the designated first-line supervisory authority, the Nurse Manager is accountable for the operation of assigned units and provides coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed. The role serves as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, leading the team and collaborating to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes. Schedule and assignment flexibility may be required. Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual.

The VA offers a total rewards package that includes competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential performance awards, paid time off, retirement benefits, and federal insurance programs. Applicants must meet nursing education, licensure, and other federal employment requirements described in the announcement.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician appointment may be available to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Ability to meet the applicable VA Nurse grade and level requirements for education, experience, and dimensions of practice.
• Meet federal employment conditions, including U.S. citizenship except where policy permits otherwise, applicable Selective Service registration, background/security investigation, onboarding requirements, pre-employment physical evaluation, and seasonal influenza vaccination.
• Schedule and assignment flexibility may be required.
• Physical ability to perform nursing duties, potentially including extended periods of walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending or kneeling, and safe patient handling and mobility activities.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
• Three to five years of nursing leadership experience.
• Previous experience in telemetry or step-down nursing.
• Expertise in staffing productivity and resource utilization.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise staff orientation, training, development, and individual performance evaluation.
• Ensure high-quality professional nursing care for Veterans receiving telemetry monitoring and stepdown inpatient services.
• Maintain professional clinical and leadership competencies, including care of medical/surgical patients and other inpatient populations.
• Apply specialized unit knowledge and oversee all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care.
• 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.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Serve as the first-line supervisory authority and remain accountable for the operation of assigned units.
• Provide coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed.
• Act as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, providing leadership to the team.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs and processes.

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.
• 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