Registered Nurse- Deputy Nurse Executive

About the role

The Nurse V Deputy Nurse Executive (DNE) is an advanced healthcare executive responsible for demonstrating leadership, experience, and creative approaches to ensure the continuous and timely availability of quality nursing practice across various complex patient care services and programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides executive leadership and direct supervision for key nursing staff including the Chief Nurse of Daily Nursing Operations and Professional Practice, CNIO, Nurse Recruiter, Professional Governance and Pathway to Excellence Coordinator, Staffing Methodology Coordinator, and Special Projects Officer.
• Participates in the operations of the Sterile Processing Service (SPS), including programmatic oversight and management.
• Evaluates technology and other systems impacting nursing practice using a systems approach, understanding their implications on the nursing workforce and Veterans served.
• Collaborates with other executives to lead strategic planning, goal development, and problem-solving related to health care services and organizational priorities.
• Improves the quality and effectiveness of health care delivery by providing leadership, coordinating, facilitating evaluations, and leading improvement projects related to nursing practice.
• Develops and deploys oversight systems to monitor, identify, and analyze key performance indicators and variances, providing analysis and reporting of data, developing action plans and interventions, and assessing success of actions in follow-up.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates models of nursing care.
• Collaborates with accreditation efforts towards continuous preparedness, identifying opportunities for improvement, and developing, implementing, and sustaining corrective actions.
• Facilitates large complex projects within the integrated health system, overseeing nursing recruitment and retention strategies and outcomes.
• Oversights the MVAHCS Professional Governance program.

Requirements

• Basic English Language Proficiency
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by an accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE
• Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) with 5 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse IV
• Doctoral degree in Nursing with 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse IV
• 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
• Doctorate in a related field with a BSN and 4 years of professional nursing experience, one of which is specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse IV

Qualifications

• Leadership: Establishes strategic direction for health care delivery, evidence-based practices, industry-leading research, and innovative care models; creates a shared vision and leads change to improve performance and attain measurable outcomes.
• Business Acumen: Transforms health care through new processes, technology, informatics, data analytics, business principles, systems thinking, and resource management.
• Inspiring an Industry-Leading Lifestyle: Establishes a shared decision-making lifestyle with a workforce serving Veterans, families, and caregivers of all backgrounds; builds trust and lifestyle competencies; catalyzes dynamic teams.
• Communication and Relationship Management: Drives effective use of relationship management principles to achieve positive customer service experiences consistent with professional and organizational values, beliefs, and practices.
• Professional and Social Responsibility: Sets the standard for a lifestyle of holistic care, health advocacy, and health equity; applies ethical principles in decision-making; advances nursing knowledge through health science research and evidence dissemination.

Skills

• Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
• Change Management and Implementation
• Performance Monitoring and Improvement
• Team Leadership and Collaboration
• Healthcare Policy and Advocacy

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Regular Salary Increases
• Potential for Performance Awards
• 50 Days of Paid Time Off per Year
• Traditional Federal Pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Retirement: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Telework: ADHOC-May be authorized
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Pay

Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential for performance awards.

Schedule

Days: Monday- Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Additional Information

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This approach seeks to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran, focusing on healing relationships, healing environments, and connecting back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the VHA Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.