Primary Care Nurse Manager

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Duties include but not limited to:

• First-line supervisory authority, responsibility, and accountability for the 24/7 operations of their areas of practice.
• Ensures that subordinate personnel provide timely nursing care which complies with generally accepted standards of clinical practice.
• This includes the authority to accept, amend, or reject the work of subordinates.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work.
• Assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of subordinates.
• Evaluating the performance of subordinates.
• Making recommendations for appointments, advancements or reassignments of subordinates;
• Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters.
• Hearing and resolving complaints of subordinates and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors.
• Recommending and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate.
• Identifying developmental and training needs of subordinates and providing or making provision for such development and training.
• Responsible for maintaining continuous accreditation readiness of their area of practice.
• Responsible for performance improvement data, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Actively develops and manages collaborative partnerships with physicians and other clinicians.
• Responsible for staffing their areas of practice on a continual basis, ensures staffing meets established nursing hours per patient day requirements, and works with other Nurse Managers to identify and share resources.
• Responsible for time scheduling of the department/area, mentors staff, deals with employee conduct and performance issues, completes recurring reports and performance evaluations in a timely manner.
• Participates on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care.
• Identifies educational needs of staff and ensures that these needs are addressed.
• Has an integral role in supporting and facilitating student nurse clinical experiences as well as orienting new Nurse Managers.
• Works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles.
• Designates cross-coverage in their absence to handle administrative and clinical issues such as: staffing coverage, granting leave, and patient and/or staff issues.

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: 0730-1600, Monday-Friday, flexible to meet needs of organization.
• Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.
• Telework: Not Available.
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.