Advanced Practice Nurse Supervisory Program Manager

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Birmingham VA Healthcare System is currently recruiting for Supervisory Advanced Practice Nurse Program Manager for their Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP).

The incumbent provides general and beneficial supervision for BHIP staff and participates in the performance appraisal process for all directly supervised clinical support and administrative staff. Incumbent completes the following duties:

• Establishes and communicates performance expectations and guidelines through the formal performance management system.
• Sets and monitors productivity targets for supervised staff.
• Observes and evaluates employee performance including FPPE/OPPE requirements.
• Manages clinic profiles ensuring appropriate availability bookability utilization scheduling and productivity.
• Monitors and reports relevant data from BHIP and provider management dashboards.
• Provides regular informal feedback and completes formal performance evaluations.
• Coordinates performance reviews with Discipline Leads for staff outside of Social Work.
• Addresses informal complaints and grievances develops work improvement plans and recommends personnel actions as needed.
• Exercises supervisory authority in work assignment and workload distribution.
• Oversees administrative and personnel management activities for supervised staff.
• Contributes to performance measure monitoring quality improvement efforts accreditation reviews and site visits.
• Guides and oversees BHIP service delivery determining staffing needs and assignments in collaboration with treatment teams to optimize skill utilization.
• Assists in directing key clinical training and administrative operations of the BHIP team.
• Provides oversight of administrative and programmatic resources for the multidisciplinary team delivering complex integrated mental health services.

• 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.
• English Language accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• 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 evaluation.
• 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.

Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) Basic Requirements

• Education: A post-masters certificate or masters or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner. (Applicants pending the completion of educational requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until the education requirements are met.) Must be a 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).
  • NOTE: Foreign Education. Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing programs the nurse practitioner degree equivalency must be validated through an Agency recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Candidates with equivalent nurse practitioner masters or doctorate level degrees who possess current full active and unrestricted registration and certification will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant appointment.
• License - All APN (NPs) must possess and maintain an active current full and unrestricted APN license to practice as an NP in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
• Basic Board Certification - All APN (NPs) must maintain full and current basic board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) from one of the following: the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) or other nationally recognized certifying body in the area in which the Nurse Practitioner is academically prepared.

• Scope: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care.
• Education and Experience Requirement: Meets basic education requirement for an APN (NP) AND one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level.
• Dimension Requirement: APN (Nurse Practitioners) at grade III are expected to meet the following dimension requirements:
  • Clinical Practice. Influences and models the delivery of evidence- based health care demonstrating expertise in the ability to manage a patient panel population or program.
  • Outcome Focus. Leads and implements changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of Veteran/patient care applying research and evidence in the delivery of healthcare for patient populations.
  • Leadership. Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams informed by structured approaches and processes to improve outcomes that positively impact care for a patient panel population or program.
  • Professional Development. Acquires knowledge and skills then disseminates acquired information within and/or outside the medical facility.
  • Professionalism/Collegiality. Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams developing systems that positively impact outcomes at the panel population or program level. Demonstrates effective communication skills and professional behavior promoting cooperation and teamwork

• Experience with VA mental health clinical services.
• Experience with process improvement including lean systems redesign and high reliability organizations.
• Experience with managing access quality and patient experience.
• Experience with Measurement Based Care FLOW Evidence Based Care