Associate Chief Nurse - Specialty Outpatient

About the role

The Nurse IV Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) Specialty Outpatient executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines, and influence the organizational healthcare mission.

Responsibilities

• Develops, organizes, and directs clinical and non-clinical operational aspects with an added emphasis on delivering services where it is needed.
• Routinely analyzes plans and actions related to practice, quality and safety issues to identify and improve performance and attain outcomes for Veteran healthcare.
• Able to inspire individuals to build consensus and cooperation that creates a shared vision and advance goals.
• Provides guidance and oversight of program management to ensure proper resource utilization.
• Participates in continuous learning to successfully promote and apply economic concepts and business models to set priorities.
• Assesses and evaluates facility-wide patient care delivery policies and programs to support senior leadership goals.
• Assists with the creation of a workforce to serve Veterans, families, and caregivers of all backgrounds at the organizational level.
• Sets and utilizes healthcare policy and practices to enable the delivery of reliable and accessible healthcare.
• Recognizes, cultivates, and integrates health care practices that address social and health inequities.
• Contributes to visionary thinking that advances the delivery of patient care.
• Establishes and maintains highly effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Relates effectively with front-line staff, customers, and leaders at the program and service level.
• Communicates with transparency, clarity, and integrity.
• Develops and supports an environment for ethical decision-making throughout the organization.

Requirements

• English Language Proficiency: No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Education: Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR Master's degree in a related field with a BSN and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV.
• Dimensions: Leadership, Business Acumen, Inspiring an Industry-Leading Lifestyle, Communication and Relationship Management, Professional and Social Responsibility.

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency, Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR Master's Degree in a related field with a BSN and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV.
• Dimensions: Leadership, Business Acumen, Inspiring an Industry-Leading Lifestyle, Communication and Relationship Management, Professional and Social Responsibility.

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)

Schedule

Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm

Benefits

• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency, Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency, Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR Master's Degree in a related field with a BSN and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV; OR a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and 3 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse III and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IV.
• Dimensions: Leadership, Business Acumen, Inspiring an Industry-Leading Lifestyle, Communication and Relationship Management, Professional and Social Responsibility.