Advanced Practice Nurse - Chief Nurse (Clinical Education)

Job Title

The role involves leadership of service and programmatic operations, both clinical and administrative.

Functions Of Assigned Duties:

• Responsible for leadership of service and programmatic operations, both clinical and administrative.
• Specializes as an administrator, educator, and consultant in collaboration with all clinical services/programs at the facility or network level, interdisciplinary service leaders, and executive leadership.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relates effectively with customers, families, and the community.
• Assists Nurse Leaders, APNs, and interdisciplinary clinicians in carrying out the functions and activities expected of them.
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of clinical practice.
• Leads and collaborates in policymaking activities related to customer service and the overall functioning of administrative and clinical programs.
• Collaborates with other health care staff to establish and maintain programs that cross services and/or disciplines that influence organizational mission and health care.
• Provides senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations within the Clinical Education Service within Nursing as directed by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive (ADPCS/NE).
• Responsible for Nursing New Employee Orientation. Demonstrates creative approaches in the provision of education and training for patients and staff within the main facility and Community Based Outreach Clinics (CBOCs).
• Oversee the budget planning, forecasting, management, coaching and supervision of nursing and administrative support staff, program development, performance improvement leadership, labor management activities and participation in the interdisciplinary team.
• Consults with VHA's Employee Education System (EES) as needed to ensure compliance with staff education functions such as mandatory training.
• Supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals.
• Provides leadership and assumes continuing and substantial responsibility for the coordination and evaluation of a program of research and evidence-based practice to influence the organizational mission and improve patient care outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) which serves as the focal point in VHA for the development, analysis, and evaluation of policies, guidelines, and programs related to academic affiliations and the professional education of HPTs.
• Provides policy development, analysis, decision making, and implementation activities affecting the VA health care system.
• Prepares publications with partners in VHA to disseminate information about health professions training, practices, and outcomes.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

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: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs