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Assistant Nurse Manager - Acute Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports the Nurse Manager (NM) in overseeing 24/7 operations of an Acute Care nursing unit and demonstrates clinical expertise. Fosters team development, ensures compliance with standards of clinical practice, and serves as a key liaison between staff and leadership. Functions as a proficient clinician and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or overseeing direct patient care.
What You'll Do
- →Responsible for the direction and oversight of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance.
- →Provides coverage for other ANMs as needed.
- →Functions as a role model, educator, practitioner, and leader.
- →Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implements new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.
- →Responsible for assisting the NM but is not responsible for independently carrying out the expectations of a NM on a routine basis.
- →Exercises the authority to direct work, assign duties, evaluate employee performance, recommend employee awards, approve or deny leave, recall employees to duty, propose discipline, and to adjust their grievances, or to effectively recommend such proposed discipline or grievance adjustments for employees under their direct supervision.
- →Engages in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth.
- →Applying clinical knowledge/judgement to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes.
- →Contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patent care.
- →Serves as a clinical expert and resource for staff, ensuring care aligns with policies and procedures, managing patient flow, responding to emergencies, and providing patient care.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate Preferred Experience: Candidate should have 3-5 years of recent ICU experience (within the last 3 years) BLS/ACLS preferred.
- →National certification preferred.
- →Prior experience in a supervisory or leadership role, such as a charge nurse or team lead,
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/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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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