Registered Nurse - Nurse Manager

The Nurse Manager has 24 hours, 7 days a week accountability for the provision and evaluation of patient care in the Residential Rehab Treatment Program and 1N Inpatient Mental Health, and for the management and supervision of staff as assigned.

The Nurse Manager oversees the Residential Rehab Treatment Program (RRTP) at the Sousley Campus and the 1N Inpatient Mental Health unit at the Bowling Campus, demonstrating management practices that include effective labor and performance management, leadership skills, and clinical expertise as a registered nurse. The Nurse Manager provides organizational performance improvement oversight to ensure positive patient outcomes, as well as staff and patient satisfaction, and is accountable for applicable accreditation standards for the medical center. The Nurse Manager responsibilities: 1. Provides leadership application of the nursing process to client care, organizational processes / systems, by improving outcomes at the program / service level. 2. Initiates interdisciplinary projects to improve organizational performance. 3. Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and / or service activities. 4. Implements an educational plan to meet changing programs or service needs for self and others. Maintains knowledge of current techniques, trends and professional issues. 5. Coaches colleagues in team building. Makes sustained contributions to healthcare by sharing expertise internally and / or externally. 6. Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact client and staff, including initiating and participating in ethics consultations. 7. Uses the group process to identify, analyze and resolve care problems. 8. Collaborates with others in research activities to improve care. 9. Manages program resources (financial, human, material or informational) to facilitate safe, effective and efficient care. 10. This position requires both clinical/ direct patient care as well as supervisory responsibilities. Pay Scale NU46 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: Administrative DTOD Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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. 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/examination. 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.