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Assistant Chief Nurse - GEC
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 39 days ago
About the Role
The Assistant Chief Nurse, Geriatrics and Extended Care Nurse executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services. The Assistant Chief Nurse is located at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS), Gainesville, Florida. The NF/SGVHS is affiliated with health care programs at local colleges/universities.
What You'll Do
- →The Assistant Chief Nurse, Geriatric and Extended Care, has substantial and continuing responsibility and accountability for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling system-wide issues.
- →This includes but is not limited to managing day-to-day operations of the Gainesville and Lake City Community Living Centers and Palliative Care Unit.
- →The Assistant Chief Nurse is responsible for responding to internal and external communications, maintaining knowledge of and communicating standards of practice, care, and accreditation standards, coordinating Nursing Service efforts to meet those standards, developing systems to enhance overall operations, resource utilization, and communication within and between facilities.
- →Functions or scope of assigned duties include, but are not limited to: Manages nursing personnel in the Geriatrics and Extended Care Programs in both Lake City and Gainesville.
- →Serves as a resource to nurses under the supervision of the Chief Nurse of Geriatrics and Extended Care.
- →Ensures the delivery of nursing care to patients in the Geriatrics and Extended Care programs.
- →Manages resources in all programs that fall under the umbrella of Geriatrics and Extended Care Nursing.
- →Provides leadership in maintaining standards of nursing in accordance with System and Nursing Service Policies, guidelines of the Department of Veteran Affairs, accrediting organizations and national nursing organizations.
- →Represents the Chief Nurse of Geriatrics and Extended Care on service and system committees/task forces for administrative and clinical issues.
- →Collaborates with the Chief Nurse Geriatrics and Extended Care across the health care system, and Service Chiefs to develop goals and objectives that support the strategic plan, meet the needs of veteran patients, satisfy staff, and result in positive clinical and administrative outcomes.
- →Demonstrates leadership at the service and/or hospital level, including functioning as a nursing leader with the ability to delegate appropriately.
- →Performs administrative functions to assist the Associate Chief Nurse (ACN), which include but are not limited to educational programs, medicine specialty, procedural areas, etc.
- →Provides leadership in determining the allocation of resources based on patient care systems that produce high-quality outcomes.
- →Coverage areas to include Gainesville and Lake City in Florida.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a980f284-d9da-44bc-8424-c8cfaee0d8e2
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