U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Nurse Manager (Nursing Officer of the Day)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, 49014
The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for an Assistant Nurse Manager who will function as the Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) within Acute Clinical Hospital Service (Float Pool).
Duties The Nursing Officer of the Day supervises, manages, and guides all levels of nursing staff (RNs, LPNs, NAs, and NA Intermittent Float Pool) as these staff members provide primary and psychiatric care to veterans. The NOD is a resource to Charge Nurses and staff in decision-making and emergent care of patients throughout the Medical Center.
The NOD is responsible for ensuring resources (staff and/or equipment) are procured when needed and utilized appropriately and effectively in the delivery of patient care needs. He/she assures appropriate follow up and management of patient issues, care, or personnel issues, and compliance with administrative and clinical policies. The NOD ensures staff participates in training sessions that occur on the off-tours of duty. He/she is responsible for appropriately guiding and counseling staff and the PODs or MODs.
The NOD participates in Nursing Service and Medical Center Committees as assigned and performs all Quality Management assignments in a timely manner (including data collection, aggregation, and analysis) and forwards to the service and/or Medical Center Committees. The NOD is familiar with and practices appropriate procedures associated with reusable medical devices and ensures staff are also in compliance. The NOD is familiar with InterQual criteria and completes prospective reviews on admissions during the off tours. The NOD utilizes Acustaf scheduling program for managing all call-ins throughout the organization to assure appropriate staffing levels, which impact safety and quality. The NOD responds to psychiatric emergencies and other emergency situations.
The NOD has delegated authority for the Associate Director, Patient Care / Nursing Services for nursing decisions regarding workload, assignment of staff, management of clinical, administrative, personnel issues during non-administrative hours. The NOD provides coaching and counselling to the nursing staff to resolve problems both with conduct or clinical issues. The NOD is responsible to evaluate staffing needs and approve overtime or leave accordingly. The NOD executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.
The NOD registered nurse demonstrates:
Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning
Using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes
Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities
Systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise
Guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective
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:
Sunday through Saturday, 8:00PM to 8:00AM. Hours may be rotated or extended based on the needs of the Medical Center and our Veterans.
Telework:
Not Available
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized
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Duties The Nursing Officer of the Day supervises, manages, and guides all levels of nursing staff (RNs, LPNs, NAs, and NA Intermittent Float Pool) as these staff members provide primary and psychiatric care to veterans. The NOD is a resource to Charge Nurses and staff in decision-making and emergent care of patients throughout the Medical Center.
The NOD is responsible for ensuring resources (staff and/or equipment) are procured when needed and utilized appropriately and effectively in the delivery of patient care needs. He/she assures appropriate follow up and management of patient issues, care, or personnel issues, and compliance with administrative and clinical policies. The NOD ensures staff participates in training sessions that occur on the off-tours of duty. He/she is responsible for appropriately guiding and counseling staff and the PODs or MODs.
The NOD participates in Nursing Service and Medical Center Committees as assigned and performs all Quality Management assignments in a timely manner (including data collection, aggregation, and analysis) and forwards to the service and/or Medical Center Committees. The NOD is familiar with and practices appropriate procedures associated with reusable medical devices and ensures staff are also in compliance. The NOD is familiar with InterQual criteria and completes prospective reviews on admissions during the off tours. The NOD utilizes Acustaf scheduling program for managing all call-ins throughout the organization to assure appropriate staffing levels, which impact safety and quality. The NOD responds to psychiatric emergencies and other emergency situations.
The NOD has delegated authority for the Associate Director, Patient Care / Nursing Services for nursing decisions regarding workload, assignment of staff, management of clinical, administrative, personnel issues during non-administrative hours. The NOD provides coaching and counselling to the nursing staff to resolve problems both with conduct or clinical issues. The NOD is responsible to evaluate staffing needs and approve overtime or leave accordingly. The NOD executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.
The NOD registered nurse demonstrates:
Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning
Using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes
Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities
Systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise
Guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective
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:
Sunday through Saturday, 8:00PM to 8:00AM. Hours may be rotated or extended based on the needs of the Medical Center and our Veterans.
Telework:
Not Available
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized
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