Assistant Nurse Manager (Nursing Officer of The Day)

The Nursing Officer of the Day manages and guides all levels of nursing staff (RNs LPNs NAs and NA Intermittent Float Pool) as these staff members provide primary and psychiatric care to veterans. The NOD is a resource to Charge Nurses and staff in decision-making and emergent care of patients throughout the Medical Center.

The Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) is responsible for ensuring that resources (staff and/or equipment) are procured when needed and utilized appropriately and effectively in the delivery of patient care needs. He/she assures appropriate follow up and management of patient issues care or personnel issues and compliance with administrative and clinical policies. The NOD assures that staff participates in training sessions that occur on the off-tours of duty. He/she is responsible for appropriately guiding and counseling staff and the PODs or MODs. The NOD participates in Nursing Service and Medical Center Committees as assigned and performs all Quality Management assignments in a timely manner (including data collection aggregation and analysis) and forwards to the service and/or Medical Center Committees. The NOD is familiar with and practices appropriate procedures associated with reusable medical devices and ensures staff are also in compliance. The NOD is familiar with InterQual criteria and completes prospective reviews on admissions during the off tours. The NOD is responsible to utilize Acustaf scheduling program for managing all call-ins throughout the organization to assure appropriate staffing levels which impact safety and quality. The NOD responds to psychiatric emergencies and other emergency situations. The NOD has delegated authority for the Associate Director Patient Care / Nursing Services for nursing decisions regarding workload assignment of staff management of clinical administrative personnel issues during non-administrative hours. The NOD provides coaching and counselling to the nursing staff to resolve problems both with conduct or clinical issues. The NOD is responsible to evaluate staffing needs and approve overtime or leave accordingly. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrates leadership experience and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.

The NOD registered nurse demonstrates:
(a) Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice including access to care and discharge planning
(b) Using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning decision-making and evaluating outcomes
(c) Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities
(d) Systematically evaluating current practice and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise
(e) Guiding developing and supporting staff from a leadership perspective

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary regular salary increases potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave 13 days of sick leave 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Sunday through Saturday 8:00PM to 8:00AM. Hours may be rotated or extended based on the needs of the Medical Center and our Veterans.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• U.S. 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005 Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current full active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)