Registered Nurse - Associate Chief Nurse - Geriatrics and Extended Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Butler (Butler County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Nurse IV Associate Chief Nurse in Geriatrics and Extended Care. This leadership role involves significant responsibility for program management, providing consultation and mentorship while ensuring high standards in nursing practices. Ideal candidates will have an MSN degree, relevant nursing experience, and a commitment to healthcare excellence.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• MSN Degree preferred with supervisory experience.
• Must have nursing registration and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Function as an advisor, administrator, educator, and consultant.
• Execute leadership for population groups and integrated programs.
• Accountability for influencing organizational healthcare mission.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Consultation

Education

MSN Degree

BSN

Job description

The Nurse IV Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) executes leadership characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines, influencing the organizational healthcare mission.

The Nurse IV ACN GEC functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor with a wide range of experience and leadership ability.

Duties

Major Duties Include but are not limited to:

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-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).
• In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
• The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing.
• Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript.

Preferred Education/Experience: MSN Degree. Supervisory experience and/or experience managing programs is preferred.

Grade Determinations

The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade:

• Nurse IV - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 4-5 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and appropriate basic or advanced certification desired, and approximately 3-4 years of nursing practice/experience.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements

This position requires a combination of walking and standing with potentially long periods of sitting. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. Use of fingers, both hands, and near and far vision is required.