Community Care Registered Nurse Manager
Job Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Community Care Nurse Manager practicing in the Supervisory path is a nurse who provides indirect or direct nursing care to patients and families. The Nurse Manager utilizes the nursing process to assist plan implement and evaluate Community Care.
The Community Care Nurse Manager practicing in the Supervisory path is a nurse who provides indirect or direct nursing care to patients and families. The Nurse Manager utilizes the nursing process to assist plan implement and evaluate Community Care. The Nurse Manager provides supervision of clinical staff and has continuing responsibility for the following functions:
1. Planning work to be accomplished by subordinates setting priorities preparing schedules for completion of work
2. Assigning work to subordinates based on priorities considering the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments and the capabilities of subordinates
3. Evaluating the performance of subordinates
4. Making recommendations for appointments advancements or reassignments of subordinates
5. Giving advice counsel or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters
6. Hearing and resolving complaints of subordinates and referring more serious complaints not resolved to a higher-level supervisor
7. Recommending and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate
8. Identifying developmental and training needs of subordinates and providing or making provision for such development and training (VA Handbook 5007 Pan M Chapter 8) and other duties as assigned.
In addition the Community Care Nurse Manger takes responsibility for role specific standards of care and practice performance improvement coaching staff customer service and patient satisfaction the work environment patient and employee safety and accreditation and regulatory standards. He/she possesses intimate knowledge of Fee federal regulations VHA guidelines medical review criteria utilization management processes clinical documentation requirements current standards of care and compliance guidelines. The incumbent supports the medical centers mission by possessing and exemplifying the core competencies of the High-Performance Model. The Community Care Nurse Manager actively develops and manages collaborative partnerships with physicians and providers both within and outside of VASDHS and other clinicians involved in health care delivery.
Preferred Characteristics
- MSN strongly preferred
- Experience supervising Registered Nurses
- Experience with VHA Community-based care referral processes
- Evidence of self-direction
- Flexibility in schedule and assignments
- Willingness to cooperate as a member of a team and individually as the situation warrants
- Ability to communicate with people of varied educational and ethnic backgrounds
- Knowledge related to VHA guidelines and policy related to Community-based referrals and care delivery processes utilization review criteria current evidence-based standards of care compliance guidelines and local policy preferred.
- Acquainted with clinical treatment modalities
- Adept at learning new systems
- Adaptable in a dynamic and changing environment
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: Monday - Friday 0800-1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- 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 evaluation/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.
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.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: Heavy lifting (45 lbs and over); Heavy carrying (45 lbs and over); Straight pulling and pushing; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking and standing up to 8 hours; repeated bending; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; hearing aid permitted.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Required Experience:
Manager
