Registered Nurse - Whole Health Program Manager

The Nurse Program Manager (PM) Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management program aspects. The PM Supervisor demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact the standard of care and safety of staff while caring for all patients throughout the continuum of care. Accountable for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the program and the staff who support it

The Whole Health Program Manager RN assumes the following major duties and responsibilities: 1. Responsible for direct oversight of administering, planning, monitoring, evaluating access and quality of the Whole Health Program at the VASDHS and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). 2. Functions under the VHA Directive 1445 and supports full implementation of Whole Health VHA initiatives at VHASDHS and each CBOC. 3. Designated first-line supervisory authority, with 24/7 accountability in planning, managing, and organizing a comprehensive, safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care environment. 4. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate clinical proficiency, leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of Whole Health program operations. 5. Leads and organizes the delivery of services at the program level to assure continuity and peer accountability for practice. 6. Incorporates professional standards and implements broad-reaching evidence-based change. 7. Creates and submits reports relevant to the Whole Health Program to Medical Center leadership as appropriate to communicate emerging issues and recommendations for system/program improvements. 8. Provides proficient consultation and direct interventions to integrate Whole Health tenets and practices into appropriate clinical areas. 9. Fosters a positive work environment which enhances care delivery and professional development of clinically competent staff, promotes, creates, demonstrates, and ensures a culturally diverse workforce in which the values and needs of all individuals are respected. Adheres to HRO principles. 10. Demonstrates leadership in the management and responsibility for various fund control points, budget limits and Action Items assigned to the Whole Health Program. 11. Provides oversight of the development and implementation of the Whole Health Program which includes cost and budget analysis, VERA fund reimbursement, and workload capture, and forecasting and control of any funds which may be assigned to the program within the scope of the manager. Provides information on Whole Health concepts and performance metrics. 12. Evaluates, recommends, and manages equipment/products relevant to the Whole Health Program that meet quality, safety, and infection prevention requirements. 13. Collaborate with informatics colleagues to develop and/or enhance tools for data tracking, trending, and reporting for effective use. 14. Engages and educates staff to evaluate integration of Whole Health practices in all clinical areas. Shares evidence-based, best, and promising practices across the VA medical facility. 15. Ensure adherence to all current directives of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and meets current standards and accreditation requirements in a timely and efficient manner. Completes Whole Health System assessments to monitor implementation progress at minimum twice a year. 16. Demonstrates leadership skills in effectively coordinating interdisciplinary teams to meet VHA Whole Health Program and VASDHS Performance Measures. 17. Facilitates the performance of required program evaluations and enhancement of the facility's Complementary Integrative Health plan specific to practice settings, populations served and continuum of care. 18. Collaborates to develop and evaluates clinical guidelines, policies, and procedures relevant to the Whole Health program. 19. Tracking and analyzing data from the Whole Health Dashboard, as needed, to inform WHS implementation decision making, identify priority areas and opportunities for improvement for Whole Health at the VA medical facility and communicate to internal and external stakeholders. 20. Performs other duties as assigned. 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, 0730 - 1600 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. 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 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.