Registered Nurse Supervisory Assistant Nurse Manager

General Description of Assigned Duties:
The Supervisory 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. This role combines clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities and is often considered part of the succession plan for future NM positions providing opportunities to develop management skills and prepare for higher-level 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. Assesses plans implements and evaluates delivery of care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education self-management and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Demonstrates sound decision-making and judgment and possess excellent interpersonal skills. Self-directed and influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and leading innovative process improvement initiatives. The Supervisory ANM position encompasses responsibilities that are divided equally between administrative and clinical duties with 50% administrative time and 50% clinical time. This structure ensures balanced engagement in leadership functions and direct patient care. Administrative responsibilities include assisting the NM with unit operations; drafting and adjusting staff schedules; coordinating leave; supervising assigned personnel; participating in recruitment and selection processes; supporting performance evaluations; ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards; guiding performance improvement initiatives; and applying clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning decision-making and evaluating outcomes. Clinical responsibilities include providing and overseeing direct patient care; serving as a clinical resource and role model; participating in interdisciplinary collaboration; responding to changes in patient condition; supporting staff in high-acuity situations; and monitoring the quality and effectiveness of nursing care delivered. The Supervisory ANM also provides off-tour coverage as needed to support unit operations and ensure continuity of leadership staffing oversight and clinical support across all shifts.

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:
The Supervisory ANM supports the NM with the operation of their designated unit(s). Provides coverage for other ANMs as needed. Responsible and accountable for the direction and oversight of specific orientation training development of staff and evaluation of individual staff performance. Functions as a role model educator practitioner and leader. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.

The Supervisory ANM is typically responsible for assisting the NM but is not responsible for independently carrying out the expectations of a NM on a routine basis. Exercises the authority to direct work assign duties evaluate employee performance recommend employee awards approve or deny leave recall employees to duty propose discipline and to adjust their grievances or to effectively recommend such proposed discipline or grievance adjustments for employees under their direct supervision.


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: Full-Time - Tour varies based on units needs
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
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.
• Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement 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.)

• Masters Degree
• Manager/Supervisor experience 1-3 years
• Critical Care