Registered Nurse Shift Supervisor
Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
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Job Summary
The Registered Nurse - Shift Supervisor or Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) assumes authority responsibility and accountability for managing and directing employees staffing units and allocating resources as necessary during weekends holidays and after-hour tours during the absence of management/leadership.
The duties of this position include but are not limited to:
- Leading and organizing the delivery of safe efficient effective patient care facility-wide ensuring continuity of care and peer accountability.
- Serving as the facilitys nursing expert in identifying and responding to escalating medical crises and environmental factors.
- Allocating staffing resources appropriately across the facility to meet Veterans care needs.
- Applying advanced clinical knowledge and judgment to guide staff in planning decision-making and evaluating patient outcomes.
- Assuming full authority responsibility and accountability for managing and directing employees and staffing units during off-hours.
- Conducting rounds regularly and serving as a clinical consultant to providers.
- Collaborating closely with the Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD) and the interdisciplinary team on patient care decisions emergencies and disaster response.
- Guiding mentoring and developing staff from a leadership perspective using evidence-based professional standards.
- Evaluating current practice and formulating outcomes for patient populations and organizational processes.
- Reporting programmatic outcomes to nursing leadership to drive continuous improvement.
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: Variable off tour holidays 12 hour shifts
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Physical Requirements: This position can involve considerable amount of standing walking stooping bending reaching lifting and turning. It requires assisting clients with transfers from wheelchairs/stretchers and transporting them to other departments or facilities. Mechanical devices are available and are required to be used for heavy or difficult to lift clients. The work may involve pushing or lifting more than 50 pounds and going up and down flights of stairs. The position requires visual and auditory acuity at a level to provide safe and effective nursing care. The position may require the ability to physically control or defend against emotionally ill clients. The position also requires ability to work on computers for extended periods of time. Basic Life Support (BLS) is required for RNs in direct patient care positions per policy; the supervisor may also direct BLS certification for other positions. Incumbent will be self-directed in completing orientation and on-going mandatory education. Will actively participate in competency assessment and validation. Specialty assignments may require a scope of practice for procedures beyond basic education. Not all duties may be listed so other duties may be assigned.
- 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.
- 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.
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 Considerations for an applicant who demonstrates the following:
Critical Thinking & Clinical Expertise
- Expert-level clinical judgment across all patient care areas
- Demonstrated ability to systematically evaluate practice and lead evidence-based improvement initiatives
- Skilled in identifying and managing complex high-acuity and emergent patient situations
Leadership
- Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams with emotional and social intelligence
- Resilience under pressure and sound judgment in high-stakes fast-changing situations
- Experience mentoring and developing nursing staff and future leaders
- A track record of initiative - not just responding to problems but anticipating and preventing them
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
- Exceptional ability to communicate and collaborate across all levels of the organization
- Skilled in fostering teamwork trust and cooperation among diverse interprofessional teams
- Strong advocacy skills on behalf of patients families and caregivers
- Ability to navigate ethical issues and conflict with professionalism and tact
Physical Requirements: This position can involve considerable amount of standing walking stooping bending reaching lifting and turning. It requires assisting clients with transfers from wheelchairs/stretchers and transporting them to other departments or facilities. Mechanical devices are available and are required to be used for heavy or difficult to lift clients. The work may involve pushing or lifting more than 50 pounds and going up and down flights of stairs. The position requires visual and auditory acuity at a level to provide safe and effective nursing care. The position may require the ability to physically control or defend against emotionally ill clients. The position also requires ability to work on computers for extended periods of time. Basic Life Support (BLS) is required for RNs in direct patient care positions per policy; the supervisor may also direct BLS certification for other positions. Incumbent will be self-directed in completing orientation and on-going mandatory education. Will actively participate in competency assessment and validation. Specialty assignments may require a scope of practice for procedures beyond basic education. Not all duties may be listed so other duties may be assigned.
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.
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Required Experience:
Manager
