Registered Nurse-Assistant Nurse Manager (WCT A)

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a full-time Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager within Patient Care Nursing Service. This position serves as the Assistant Nurse Manager for Long-Term Care, WCT A-Blind Rehabilitation.

The Assistant Nurse Manager duties include but are not limited to: Assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Blind Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care initiatives to support high-quality patient-centered care. Assist with workforce management activities, including staff scheduling, leave coordination, and schedule adjustments to ensure appropriate unit coverage and continuity of care. Collaborate with Human Resources and nursing leadership to address personnel issues, employee concerns, recruitment activities, and performance-related matters. Promote compliance with Community Living Center (CLC), Blind Rehabilitation, and acute care policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and standards of nursing practice. Support ongoing accreditation and survey readiness efforts, including compliance with Joint Commission (JCAHO) and CARF standards, quality improvement initiatives, and performance measures. Provide clinical leadership by guiding, directing, and mentoring nursing staff; ensuring safe delegation of patient care; identifying and addressing ethical issues; and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. Coordinate interdisciplinary care and facilitate continuity of services through collaboration with CTA staff, nursing leadership, providers, admissions personnel, residents, families, and community resources to ensure comprehensive care delivery. 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) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30a.m. to 4:00p.m., with rotation to other shifts as required by service needs. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. This position is subject to random drug testing in accordance with agency policy. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.