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RN - Associate Chief Nurse for Geriatrics and Extended Care (Community Living Center)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
The Registered Nurse (RN) IV - Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) for Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) provides nursing leadership and oversight for the Community Living Centers (CLC) at the Tomah VA Medical Center. The ACN has substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for CLC nursing operations, quality/safety, staffing, clinical practice, and Veteran-centered care. Scope of practice is defined in the dimensions of the Nurse Qualifications and is specific to the Nurse IV grade.
What You'll Do
- →THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION!
- →The Registered Nurse (RN) IV - Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) for Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.
- →The person in this role provides senior leadership and oversight for the Community Living Centers (CLCs).
- →The ACN is responsible for the clinical and administrative operations of CLC nursing and reports to the Deputy Associate Director for Patient Care Services (Deputy ADPCS).
- →The RN IV - ACN GEC is also responsible for the following duties: Ensuring the delivery of nursing care to Veteran patients and managing nursing personnel the Community Living Center (CLC).
- →Collaborating with interdisciplinary leaders in the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of CLC programs and services, including long-term care, short-stay rehabilitation, dementia care, and hospice/palliative care.
- →Efficiently and effectively managing resources within the CLC.
- →Assessing and recommending the allocations of human and material resources, in determining staffing levels, managing overtime, and recruitment and retention of nursing staff.
- →Supporting the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals.
- →Championing a High Reliability Organization (HRO) with a lifestyle of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.
- →Fostering a climate for practice that enhances job satisfaction through mutual responsibility for productivity and quality improvement.
- →Working closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide.
- →Relating effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels.
- →Assisting the DADPCS with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them.
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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 88c5f783-af1c-4252-904b-bb8cd5964aef
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