Advanced Practice Nurse (Clinical/Administrative Leader) - Chief, Diagnostics Service

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Carrollton Township (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) IV Clinical/Administrative Leader in Michigan. The role emphasizes leadership, quality improvement, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance Veterans Affairs care delivery.

Qualifications include an NP degree from an accredited program, an active license, and board certification in a clinical specialty.

Qualifications

• APN (NP) must hold active license and certification in specialty.
• Graduate of an accredited NP program (ACEN/CCNE approved).
• Meets all Nurse IV dimension requirements and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership across services and disciplines to influence care delivery.
• Ensures quality and timeliness of care while advancing VA mission.
• Leads population groups or integrated programs with cross-service impact.
• Maintains professional development and compliance with clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

ACLS certification

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

APN degree (MSN/NP/DNP)

Nurse Practitioner program accreditation

Job description

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) IV Clinical/Administrative Leader provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancing the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The APN Clinical/Administrative Leader executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or disciplines and influence the organization's mission and health care.

Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) Basic Requirements

• Education: A post-master's certificate or master's 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 and Certification:
  • 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 Certification. All APN (NPs) must maintain full and current board certification in an area of clinical specialty 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.

NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and an APN (NP) assignment that are also performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification.

Grade Determination

• Scope. Executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care.
• Education and Experience Requirement.
  • Meets basic education requirement for an APN (NP) AND
  • Four years of APN (NP) experience, one of which is specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III AND
  • Meets all Nurse IV dimension requirements.
• Dimension Requirement. APNs (NPs) at Level IV must meet ALL the following dimension requirements:
  • Practice. Practices at an associate executive level, utilizing clinical, leadership and administrative skills, demonstrating continuing responsibility that influences the organizational mission, health care delivery and policy at the local and/or regional level.
  • Outcome Focus. Leads the application of clinical/business models, incorporating research/evidence-based practices, designed to achieve and sustain excellence in the delivery of health care at the service and organization levels.
  • Leadership. Creates and implements a shared vision and successfully leads change to improve organizational performance and attain measurable performance outcomes.
  • Professional Development. Establishes innovative, current and future healthcare delivery models, policy/regulation and governance to cultivate a healthy lifestyle, improving health outcomes.
  • Professionalism/Collegiality. Facilitates effective relationship management, communication, customer service experiences and negotiation across lifestyles using a broad range of technology platforms to influence, inspire and motivate others within their program/service or beyond.

Preferred Experience: If not ACLS certified upon selection, will need to become ACLS certified within 90 days of hiring (and maintain ACLS certification)

Physical Requirements: This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by advanced practice nurses such as physical assessment, and potentially long periods of walking, standing, sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling.