Registered Nurse- Primary Care Clinic Manager/Nurse Manager

Job Title

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Duties

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Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Possesses the knowledge and skills to effectively apply all aspects of the nursing process, and care management principles within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities, and preparing schedules for completion of work.
• Evaluates the performance of subordinates.
• Makes recommendations for appointments, advancements, and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors.
• Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters.
• Hears and resolves complaints of subordinates and refers more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors.
• Recommends and/or takes disciplinary action where appropriate.
• Identifies developmental & training needs of subordinates and provides or makes provisions for such development and training.
• Strives to ensure that clinics meet or exceed pertinent performance measures. Monitors performance and ensures clinical staff have the appropriate tools and resources to meet performance measures.
• Evaluates and identifies the operational needs of the clinics on an annual or more basis and forecasts the demand for services.
• Facilitates the procurement of essential equipment and supplies for the clinics.
• Plans and evaluates the administrative functions of and implements improvement in all matters affecting operational, educational, quality improvement and organizational policy related to the clinical operations of Primary Care.
• Implements staff retention strategies such as awards and recognition, advocating for supply and equipment needs, team building, responding to suggestions and feedback, assuring and upholding accountability of staff, and publicly demonstrating support for staff.

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

Competitive salary, 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, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

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

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Monday - Friday 0830-1700

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This is not a virtual position.

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