Registered Nurse (Assistant Nurse Manager - MHRRTP)

Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM)

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) provides supervisory and clinical leadership for the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP). The ANM supports the Nurse Manager with oversight of 24/7 operations, staff development, workflow coordination, and compliance with all regulatory and VA directives. The ANM serves as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, advancing high-quality, trauma-informed, Veteran-centered care. This role plays a key part in fostering accountability, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration, and driving evidence-based improvements across the residential continuum of care. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing direct supervision, scheduling oversight, mentoring, and performance feedback for assigned nursing staff
• Maintaining responsibility and accountability for daily clinical operations, including staffing patterns, patient flow, and care coordination across all shifts
• Serving as clinical resource and role model in mental health recovery practices, trauma-informed care, and culturally competent care
• Ensuring compliance with accreditation bodies, VHA Directives, policies, and MHRRTP SOPs
• Supporting onboarding, staff education, and professional development initiatives
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to reduce care barriers and implementing innovative, evidence-based programming
• Contributing to environmental design and delivery models that promote equitable, accessible, and high-quality residential care
• Providing direct patient care when needed due to staffing shortages
• Promoting a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and ethical leadership at all organizational levels, etc.

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)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: TBD (Rotating Shifts; may include working evenings, nights, weekends and federal holidays)

Appointment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Location: Villa Serena - Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Travel: May be required up to 25% to support sister residential programs, as needed

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

US Department of Veterans Affairs