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Registered Nurse - Associate Chief Nurse of Mental Health - Detail NTE 120 Days
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
As the Associate Chief Nurse of Mental Health, you will provide program management to ensure coordination of care, including oversight of nursing clinical practice, administrative, and leadership accountability for your assigned areas; execute leadership for integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence the organizational mission and health care. ** This position is a detail NTE 120 days and may be converted to permanent without further competition.**
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.
- →Provides senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations within nursing as directed by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services (ADPCS).
- →Responsible for all aspects of care that fall under the Mental Health service line, providing administrative oversight and direction in the programs within the service.
- →Possesses solid knowledge of Nursing and Mental Health Nursing regulations, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines, medical review criteria, clinical practice and documentation requirements, current standards of care, and compliance guidelines.
- →Supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals.
- →Champions a High Reliability Organization (HRO) with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.
- →Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and network.
- →Relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels.
- →Assist the ADPCS with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them.
- →Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of nursing.
- →Manages and approves leave schedules and respective Time & Leave (T&L) sections to ensure there is adequate coverage for planned leaves and a contingency plan for unexpected absences as well as accurate/timely leave approvals and labor mapping.
- →Works with service line leadership and human resources staff to ensure adequate and appropriate staffing for all assigned areas.
- →The ACN is responsible for recruitment, hiring, evaluation, disciplinary, and termination actions for Mental Health staff.
- →Reviews, interprets, and effectively uses performance reports, benchmark data, budget cost/expenditure documents, staffing, and other reports in decision-making.
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.
- ✓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: e470c271-8de6-441f-ac4c-1c7316efa98a
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