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Associate Chief Nurse, Geriatrics and Extended Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) for VA Boston's Geriatrics & Extended Care Service Line provides senior nursing leadership across a broad continuum of geriatric, home-based, community-based, and long-term care programs. The ACN drives Age-Friendly Health System practices using the 4Ms (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility), ensuring high-quality, Veteran-centered care and aligning services with organizational priorities.
What You'll Do
- →The Associate Chief Nurse of GEC position is in Geriatrics and Extended Care department at the VA Boston Healthcare System located at the Brockton, MA location.
- →This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
- →Included but are not limited to: Provides nursing leadership for GEC-aligned programs including home-based and transitional care programs, purchased skilled and non-skilled nursing programs, and the Community Living Center's MDS nursing program.
- →Collaborates with the Chief of GEC on program development, evaluation, and nurse-led models of care.
- →Ensures compliance with VHA policies and accreditation standards.
- →Integrates Age-Friendly 4Ms across programs.
- →Supervises nursing staff; manages staffing, recruitment, retention, and training.
- →Allocates resources to ensure safe, effective operations.
- →Partners with interdisciplinary teams at facility, VISN, and national levels.
- →Leads performance improvement and evidence-based practice.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (Days) Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: May be available on an Ad-Hoc basis at supervisor's discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
- →In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
- →This position is covered by a special rate.
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.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3d056f08-c184-4d62-a761-a8cab471fcef
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