Associate Director, Patient Care Services / Nurse Executive
The Associate Director, Patient Care Services / Nurse Executive provides direct oversight of Nursing, Social Work, Chaplain, Sterile Processing, and Patient Centered Care Services. The incumbent will serve as Nurse Executive for this facility and its associated community-based outpatient clinics and is responsible for the practice of nursing by all registered nurses, advanced practical nurses, and allied health staff (LPNs, NAs, etc) regardless of line of authority.
Responsibilities include :
- Collaborating with health care executives in creating the organizational mission and vision.
- Directing the integration of nursing or nursing-related activities in the mutual development and achievement of organizational goals.
- Advocating for ethical decision-making on behalf of the public and staff.
- Developing resources utilization strategies to improve organizational performance.
- Mentoring others in executive leadership positions.
- Forecasting educational needs for complex, multi-system change.
- Developing policy related to professional practice, accrediting bodies, relevant statutes and regulations of community, network and / or national levels.
- Collaborating with other executives for strategic planning, decision-making, and problem-solving regarding health care services and organizational priorities.
- Serving as an expert in communicating nursing and health care trends and issues at the local, state, network, and / or national level.
- Improving the quality and effectiveness of the facility's overall health care program by providing leadership, coordinating, and facilitating the evaluation and improvement of a wide range of programs designed to improve patient care.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package :
Pay : Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid Time Off : 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Retirement : Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsurance : Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Licensure : 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territoryWork Schedule : Monday - Friday, 0730-1600 with off tour support as needed to support the missionTelework : Authorized at the discretion of managementRelocation / Recruitment Incentives : May be authorized for highly qualified candidatePermanent Change of Station (PCS) : May be authorized for highly qualified candidatePCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO) : Not AuthorizedExecutive Housing : May be authorized for highly qualified candidateRequirements :
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.Qualifications : Basic Requirements :
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.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.Preferred Experience :
Nursing Executive Leadership experience
Physical Requirements :
This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, and sitting.The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing.The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.