The incumbent has full responsibility for:
Uses an analytical framework, such as the nursing process, to create an environment that facilitates the delivery of care. Coordinates and evaluates integrated programs or demonstrates clinical excellence in management of population groups. Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design, modify, implement, and measure integrated programs and activities to achieve clinical and administrative goals of the medical center and/or network. Evaluates outcomes against strategic priorities. Provides leadership in addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff in or beyond the organization and the local health care community.. Assumes a leadership role in resolving highly complex ethical issues that have an impact upon the health care delivery system and/or the consumer within the organization and/or the community. Provides leadership in the development of policies and systems to devise strategies that will enable the organization to successfully manage bioethical issues and protect patient and family rights. Promotes a practice environment that empowers nurses to provide compassionate and efficient nursing care. Designs, modifies, and implements systems compatible with professional standards and within the mission and the goals of the organization to improve the cost-effective use of resources. Aggregate data and participates in the budget process to plan for current, emerging, and future resource requirements (financial, human, material and/or informational). Provides leadership in determining allocation of resources (financial, human, materiel and/or informational) based on patient care systems that produce high quality outcomes. Carefullymonitors staff availability and overtime usage for signs of abuse and budgetary concerns. Manages the resources (financial, human, materiel and/or informational) of a complex program or service in a manner which applies professional standards of practice in the most effective, efficient method resulting in favorable outcomes. Develops staff for career progression. Forecasts new knowledge needs for changing practice environments/population groups. Plans, implements, and evaluates strategies to meet those needs. Collaborates in the establishment of and supports a system for recognition of accomplishments and achievements by employees. Collaborates in the establishment of and supports a system for recognition of accomplishments and achievements by employees. Participates in the development of education programs and staff development models to facilitate career progression and to increase productivity and performance. Implements standards of professional practice and accrediting bodies and applicable regulations. Role model standards of professional practice, assesses, implements, and evaluates professional standards of clinical practice and ensures compliance with accrediting and regulatory bodies. Demonstrates leadership in developing productive working relationships with groups in other programs, services, academic settings, and community settings. Contributes to the professional growth and development of colleagues and other health care providers at the local, state, regional, or national level. Provides leadership in improving and sustaining the quality and effectiveness of care in diverse or complex programs. Collaborates with staff, other disciplines, faculty, and peers in developing, conducting, and evaluating research activities and programs.
Summary
O UR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
The Deputy Associate Director-Clinical, Nursing/Patient Care Services (DADNPCS), Nurse IV is a professional nurse who applies current leadership, management and performance improvement concepts and participates in developing and implementing strategies to address opportunities for improving the quality of care delivered to patients within the Service and Medical Center.
This position is a member of the facility Nurse Executive Leadership Team. The DADNPCS will be the primary assistant to the Associate Director, Nursing/Patient Care Services (ADNPCS) and the one individual who will provide continuity with the Executive Leadership group in the absence of the ADNPCS on Nursing, Pharmacy and Chaplain issues and ancillary service areas. Position requires experienced individual with strong managerial and leadership skills through collaboration with the ADNPCS. The incumbent will make policy determinations and implement practices and strategies that promote optimum patient care outcomes. The incumbent shares the responsibility for developing and supporting the strategic direction of the Medical Center and the operation plan by monitoring and evaluating quality patient care and critical operational fiscal indicators. The incumbent receives broad and general supervision by senior leadership, with wide latitude for use of individual judgment and independent action to make decisions and resolve operational and clinical problems as reason dictates. The senior leadership team is always involved in significant policy decisions; however, they look to the incumbent to complete all necessary staff work leading up to the final decision. Senior leadership is apprised of all significant actions by the incumbent, even though in many cases this occurs after the fact. Thus, in this environment the incumbent must be extremely knowledgeable and trustworthy to be able to effectively perform with this broad delegation of responsibility and authority. Actions taken and decisions made by the incumbent are supported and guided by Public Laws, VAH directives, OPM regulations, Executive Orders, VA General Council, local policies/procedures and an extensive knowledge of the economic, ethical, legal and professional standards and practices.
The DADNPCS uses quality data, e.g. staffing effectiveness, to design delivery models, ensure budgetary responsibility, and evaluate staffing levels that will meet the needs of the Veteran patient.
The DADNPCS will work effectively with the Associate Chief Nurses (ACNS) and Nurse Managers to assure clinical oversight as well as to provide essential support for planning and implementing appropriate resource utilization and distribution. Assigned areas of responsibility include Nursing Service of over 1,400 FTE, including all Inpatient beds/Wards, ED, Dialysis, Admission Center/Bed Control, Case Management Program, CBOC's, Pharmacy and Chaplain. She/he will be available to support the ongoing needs of patients and staff across all services and eleven offsite locations. The DADNPCS will assist with leading the service in assuring that customer service standards and VHA performance measures are met. She/he will be a primary advocate for employee satisfaction and take the lead in facilitating Magnet Nursing principles in support of clinical oversight to move nursing towards system redesign. The DADNPCS will function as the strategic planning coordinator and coordinate activities for external accreditations and other duties as assigned.
The incumbent establishes and maintains collegial relationships within the community, VISN and nationally as a positive representative of the Nursing profession and the VAGLAHS. The DADNPCS will have a strong working relationship with all members of senior management. In the absence of the Associate Director Nursing/Patient Care Services, the DADNPCS is the voice and conscience at the VAGLAHS. The DADNPCS has the authority and responsibility for decision making in the absence of the Associate Director, Nursing/Patient Care Services. The DADNPCS has shared responsibility with the Associate Director Nursing/Patient Care Services 24 hours a day.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/
NOTE: Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
Qualifications & Evaluations
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) 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 .
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) or a Master’s or a Doctoral Degree in a related field, with a BSN degree in Nursing, with evidence of experience in the ambulatory care setting. Competency in Program and/or Administration Management
Preferred Experience:
Advanced computer literacy proficiency with the use of Microsoft Office programs or comparable word processing, spreadsheet and graphic software and the ability to learn new programs specific to the VA
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
The criteria are as follows:
Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization; Professional Development: performance, education/career development; Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality; Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6 Nurse Qualification Standard .
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Benefits & Other Info
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp .
How to Apply
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
More Info
Los Angeles
CA
2013-09-20T02:45:48.254454
352066100
Excepted Service Permanent
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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13-961067-JAN
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Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible. If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):
Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire .
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Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
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2013-09-20T02:45:48.254488
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