Registered Nurse Whole Health Program Manager

The Whole Health Program Manager RN assumes the following major duties and responsibilities:
1. Responsible for direct oversight of administering planning monitoring evaluating access and quality of the Whole Health Program at the VASDHS and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC).
2. Functions under the VHA Directive 1445 and supports full implementation of Whole Health VHA initiatives at VHASDHS and each CBOC.
3. Designated first-line supervisory authority with 24/7 accountability in planning managing and organizing a comprehensive safe efficient and high-quality patient care environment.
4. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate clinical proficiency leadership experience and creative approaches to the management of Whole Health program operations.
5. Leads and organizes the delivery of services at the program level to assure continuity and peer accountability for practice.
6. Incorporates professional standards and implements broad-reaching evidence-based change.
7. Creates and submits reports relevant to the Whole Health Program to Medical Center leadership as appropriate to communicate emerging issues and recommendations for system/program improvements.
8. Provides proficient consultation and direct interventions to integrate Whole Health tenets and practices into appropriate clinical areas.
9. Fosters a positive work environment which enhances care delivery and professional development of clinically competent staff promotes creates demonstrates and ensures a culturally diverse workforce in which the values and needs of all individuals are respected. Adheres to HRO principles.
10. Demonstrates leadership in the management and responsibility for various fund control points budget limits and Action Items assigned to the Whole Health Program.
11. Provides oversight of the development and implementation of the Whole Health Program which includes cost and budget analysis VERA fund reimbursement and workload capture and forecasting and control of any funds which may be assigned to the program within the scope of the manager. Provides information on Whole Health concepts and performance metrics.
12. Evaluates recommends and manages equipment/products relevant to the Whole Health Program that meet quality safety and infection prevention requirements.
13. Collaborate with informatics colleagues to develop and/or enhance tools for data tracking trending and reporting for effective use.
14. Engages and educates staff to evaluate integration of Whole Health practices in all clinical areas. Shares evidence-based best and promising practices across the VA medical facility.
15. Ensure adherence to all current directives of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and meets current standards and accreditation requirements in a timely and efficient manner. Completes Whole Health System assessments to monitor implementation progress at minimum twice a year.
16. Demonstrates leadership skills in effectively coordinating interdisciplinary teams to meet VHA Whole Health Program and VASDHS Performance Measures.
17. Facilitates the performance of required program evaluations and enhancement of the facilitys Complementary Integrative Health plan specific to practice settings populations served and continuum of care.
18. Collaborates to develop and evaluates clinical guidelines policies and procedures relevant to the Whole Health program.
19. Tracking and analyzing data from the Whole Health Dashboard as needed to inform WHS implementation decision making identify priority areas and opportunities for improvement for Whole Health at the VA medical facility and communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
20. Performs other duties as assigned.

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: Monday - Friday 0730 - 1600
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.
• 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.

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.)

• BSN required and MSN preferred
• 3-5 years of current progressive Management/Supervision
• Experience multidisciplinary program management
• Whole Health Experience
• Experience with oversight and development of programs included but not limited to contracting fund control points workload capture reimbursement and forecasting
• Experience with Joint Commission Survey
• Experience with Employee and Labor Relations
• Experience with facilitating groups