Nurse Program Manager Supervisor
Job Location:
Montgomery, TX - USA
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Job Summary
The Registered Nurse Program Manager Supervisor demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts cognitive skills and technically competent practice while providing care to clients. Assesses plans implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care within the program focused on patient education self-management and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
The Registered Nurse Program Manager Supervisor is responsible for education by developing formal and informal written plans for the SPS training program in compliance with accreditation organizations and VHA-specific requirements as well as medical center policies and procedures for SPS and related staff. Facilitates SPS staff training through educational programs and job specific instruction. Improves SPS processes by facilitating the adoption of new technology for reusable medical devices through training for all new and existing staff. Develop monitor and revise SPS educational programs for both new and existing staff. The incumbet will also manage and provide oversight of the Quality Management System and the Instrument Tracking Syste per VHS Directive 1116 (2).
Duties include but not limited to:
- Plans and delivers technically competent care to patients in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
- Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks ensuring assigned delegated tasks are completed by team members.
- Manages nursing care of patients organizes and completes own assignments in a safe and timely manner assisting team members as necessary.
- Participates in the development implementation and evaluation of interdisciplinary care
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship allowing the patient to achieve optimal function through assessment and treatment of their health enhancing the patient experience satisfaction and/or safety
- Recognizes ethical issues related to professional nursing practice and behaves in an appropriate manner through observance of established policies and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
- Applies high reliability principles and ICARE values to improve patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate confidently with members of the healthcare team and demonstrate professional behaviors that promotes cooperation and teamwork.
- Shares knowledge and creates opportunities for collaboration that encourage team cohesiveness.
- Demonstrates professional behavior and works effectively with others builds on strengths and takes positive action to meet growing responsibilities.
- Seek out new learning opportunities and shares evidence-based practice/research with peers to improve patient care
- Share techniques to deliver cost-effective care with peers.
- Integrate patient preferences into daily delivery of quality patient care.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
RMD Champion Expereince
Surgical/Operating Room Expereince
Sterile Processing Expereince
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
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)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Work Schedule: 8:00am to 4:30pm (Work schedule is subject to change to accommodate the needs of the agency).
Telework: Adhoc Only
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- You may be required to complete a Pre-Employment Evaluation.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcemen
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- 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); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005 Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
- 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. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
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: I Level I
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit 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. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position usable vision color vision hearing or speech may be required. However in most cases a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.
Please make sure your Resume/CV includes the School of which you earned your degree to include city and state type of degree earned as well as the date your degree was conferred (month day and year) so your education can be verfied.
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Required Experience:
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