Nurse Recruiter

About the role

The Nurse Recruiter is a highly visible, accessible nurse leader who provides direct support for Nurse Recruitment and Retention across the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). This includes screening, interviewing, credentialing, boarding and the appointment process of applicants and current employees.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with all Services throughout the VAPAHCS who employ nurses and Human Resources Management Service to recruit and hire all levels of nursing staff throughout the facility including providing input in development of functional statements, screening, interviewing, credentialing, boarding and the appointment process of Title 38 and Hybrid Title 38 nursing staff.
• Works collaboratively with all services with nursing staff to assess and forecast staffing needs and to implement measures to meet these needs and evaluate the effectiveness of the changes implemented.
• Electronically tracks variety of data, analyzes and prepares written and oral reports for presentations to a varied audience such as staff nurses, managers, Chiefs, Associate Director Patient Care Services, the Director, and outside agencies as requested.
• Acts as consultant/educator and serves as facility resource for NPSB, LVN and CNA salary determination, hiring processes and Staffing Office processes.
• Oversees the effective operation of the Nurse Professional Standards Board.
• Collaborates with Medical Staffing Office in VetPro credentialing process for RNs, LVNs, RNPs, and Advanced Practice Nurses with scope of practice.
• Acts as a change agent, fosters and demonstrates innovative and creative approaches to problem solving and process improvement in collaboration with team.
• Ability to convey information clearly to staff at various levels from novice to expert.
• Collaborates with the Nursing Service Administrative Officer and Human Resources Management Services to ensure compliance with service wide budgeted FTE.
• Works with Human Resources to advertise nursing vacancies using a variety of creative approaches including but not limited to job fairs.
• Communicates with applicants using a variety of measures, i.e. in-person, phone, fax, e-mail and letter correspondence regarding vacancies, qualifications, benefits and the appointment process.
• Collaborates with the ACNS (Associate Chief Nursing Service) Clinical Practice and Professional Development to facilitate placement and retention of new RN graduates and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs such as VALOR, SNT and New Grad.
• Collaborates with OWCP (Office of Worker's Compensation Program) Case Manager to facilitate placement of nursing staff.
• Works collaboratively with the Vetpro credentialing office, Human Resources Personnel Security Office, Contracting Officers, and various agencies to expedite the on-boarding and credentialing of all contract nursing staff, including review of health documents, facilitating security and privacy requirements for badge and education and orientation to hospital policies/procedures.

Requirements

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

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.
• 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.
• Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others.