Registered Nurse-Chief Quality and Patient Safety

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Albuquerque (NM); À distance; USD 131 000 - 174 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Telework eligibility

Résumé du poste

Veterans Health Administration in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Registered Nurse—Chief of Quality and Patient Safety to lead the quality and patient safety program across services. You will serve as advisor, educator, and mentor, driving standards of care and system-wide improvements.

Ideal candidate will have RN licensure, leadership in quality initiatives, and strong collaboration with clinicians and administrators to promote patient-centered care within a high reliability organization framework.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current RN license and be eligible for licensure in the state.
• Experience leading quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Strong collaboration with clinicians and leadership.
• Knowledge of high reliability organization concepts.

Responsabilités

• Lead quality and patient safety initiatives across services.
• Advise, administer, educate, and mentor staff.
• Develop standards of care and policies for QM.
• Collaborate with VISN and medical center teams.

Connaissances

Nursing license

Leadership

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Communication

Formation

BSN or higher

Outils

EHR systems

Quality metrics software

Description du poste

Registered Nurse-Chief Quality and Patient Safety

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Registered Nurse Chief of Quality and Patient Safety reports to the Chief of Staff.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse Quality and Patient Safety, Chief executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission.

The Registered Nurse Quality and Patient Safety, Chief functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.

The Quality and Patient Safety, Chief must establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) and medical center personnel and relate effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels. Key relationships with staff are needed to assist team to carry out the functions and activities expected of them.

Contribute ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of quality management organization wide. Assist in policy-making activities as related to customer service and the overall functioning of administrative and clinical programs. Provides senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations within Quality Management (QM) Program.

The Quality and Patient Safety, Chief supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals. They actively manage and develop collaborative partnerships with clinicians, physicians, and administrative counterparts to achieve common goals.

They champion a High Reliability Organization (HRO) of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions. The Quality and Patient Security, Chief collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and VISN. They work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide.

The Quality and Patient Safety, Chief relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and VISN levels to continuously improve the quality of care and resolve staff and/or patient care issues. The Quality and Patient Safety, Chief contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of QM.

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: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized to highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $130583 – $173670/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.