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Registered Nurse- Assistant Nurse Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports the Nurse Manager (NM) in overseeing operations of a nursing unit/patient care area. Fosters team development, ensures compliance with standards of clinical practice, and serves as a key liaison between staff and leadership. Functions as a clinical expert and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or overseeing direct patient care.
What You'll Do
- →A Career At VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Can Take You Places (youtube.com) Major Duties: Represents the unit/clinic in the absence of the NM Able to provide patient care as outlined by the staff nurse job description for the unit/clinic.
- →Functions as a consult person to nursing and other personnel for unit/clinic practices and patient care issues.
- →Assists the Unit Education Coordinator.
- →Works with Nurse Manager or Clinic Manager in mentoring new staff and students in clinical and professional role development acting as a role model.
- →Monitors unit/clinic staffing needs and maintains adequate levels Maintains a safe unit/clinic environment by routinely inspecting the area and requesting supportive services assistance as needed.
- →Maintains oversight of environment of care activities to ensure appropriate standards and processes.
- →Communicates and/or mediates effectively with staff and support personnel to solve patient care and staff issues; Assists the Nurse/Clinic Manager in monitoring unit /clinic for compliance with applicable performance measures and Joint Commission standards.
- →Acts as lead nurse within the clinic: Responsible for charge nurse training and mentoring; Charges on the shifts/days worked in staffing when needed.
- →Assists the Nurse/Clinic Manager in departmental projects and initiatives Assists the Nurse/Clinic Manager in oversight of clinically assigned performance measures; Provides interpretation and rationale for hospital policies and procedures to personnel, physicians and others.
- →Audits charts for complete documentation as required for specific clinical settings (Inpatient or Outpatient).
- →Provides coverage for other ANMs as needed.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 21bde7de-28d5-482a-a5f1-dd63d1f8b90f
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