RN-Associate Director for Patient Care Service/Nurse Executive

Job Title

Nursing Leadership Position

Duties

Help Specific leadership and management responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Responsible for the practice of nursing 24/7. This includes all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and allied health staff (LPNs, NAs, etc.) regardless of line authority.
• The incumbent exercises final authority and approval for the following: job descriptions, policies, and procedures; standards of patient care, treatment, and services; nursing practice standards; staffing plans; functional statements; and standards to measure, assess, and improve patient outcomes.
• Appropriately delegates activities to those service lines under the purview of the ADPCS.
• They ensure all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and licensed practical/vocational nurses are licensed, certified, and/or registered upon employment, and thereafter.
• The ADPCS ensures a competency process is in place to evaluate individual practice, as well as a review process for annual performance ratings.
• Establishes the strategic direction for health care delivery, evidence-based practices, industry-leading research, and innovative care models.
• Creates a shared vision and successfully leads change to improve performance and attain measurable outcomes at the organization or enterprise level.
• Transforms established practices to cultivate a culture of inquiry and innovation for the future.
• Routinely identifies and objectively analyzes strategic plans and actions related to healthcare, quality, and safety issues at all levels of the organization.
• Able to influence strategic thought leaders to build consensus and cooperation, to successfully accomplish goals.
• Ensures compliance with accreditation and federal standards.
• Uses concepts of economics, cost benefit analyses, and business models to set priorities and measurable goals.
• Upholds professional and ethical principles that allow the creation of a diverse and inclusive workforce to serve Veterans, families, and caregivers of all backgrounds at the organization and enterprise level.
• Advocates for healthcare policy that provides reliable, accessible, and affordable healthcare.
• Develops, leads, and supports facility-wide patient care delivery programs, policies, guidelines, and procedures that describe and guide how patients' health care needs are assessed, evaluated, and met.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid 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 VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00pm (subject to change based on agency needs)

Telework: Ad-hoc may be approved.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 63033F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized for highly qualified individual.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs