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Duties
Works in partnership with the assigned Primary Care and Mental Health providers to assure high quality care to the Veteran with psychiatric diagnoses/mental health needs, and with medical disease and chronic care management.
Oversees for the management of resources; staff development/education, quality improvement, interdisciplinary problem solving, staff retention, development and implementation of nursing policies, and guides, counsels and supervises staff.
Works closely and in coordination with the Program Section Chief and Deputy Section Chief and all other HJCR supervisors.
Duties include administrative data collecting and reporting, serving as a contact with community partners, providing clinical services and case management-based services as needed (directly or through referral) to ensure Veteran care is coordinated with the VA Medical Center, community health or mental health providers, and other agencies that serve homeless populations.
Provides direct supervision to an interdisciplinary team within the HJCR program.
Supports professional growth through facilitating educational activities, encouraging staff attendance and participation on unit or hospital committees, quality improvement projects, or membership in professional organizations.
Demonstrates expertise in professional practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) with improved evidence-based and/or data-driven outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
Leads and organizes delivery of care to ensure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
Applies advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
Applies nursing expertise to lead improvement, with demonstrated outcomes, beyond the immediate practice setting.
Leads initiatives to improve the Veteran experience i.e., care coordination, timeliness to resolve issues, negative trends, or environment of care concerns, beyond the immediate practice setting.
Demonstrates leadership in patient advocacy by protecting the health, safety, and rights of patient population groups beyond the immediate practice setting.
Leads staff to identify, analyze and address ethical issues that impact patients, caregivers and staff beyond the immediate practice setting.
Models' high reliability principles and ICARE values to improve the consistency of care delivery and patient outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills, professional behaviors and leadership that promotes a commitment to excellence, improving nursing practice, and fostering collaboration among customers beyond the immediate practice setting.
Makes sustained contributions to healthcare by actively participating in healthcare facility or service-level committees or councils, establishing active relationships and demonstrating leadership in improving care beyond the immediate practice setting.
Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams that utilize critical thinking to improve nursing practice beyond the immediate practice setting.
Leads educational initiatives that expand knowledge to improve outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
Advances nursing practice through contributions to knowledge development or education beyond the immediate practice setting.
Demonstrates expertise in evidence-based practice/research resulting in improved outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
Demonstrates expertise in managing resources that contribute to efficient, cost effective care and sharing knowledge beyond the immediate practice setting.
Demonstrates expertise in performance improvement by leading initiatives and sharing outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.
Demonstrates expertise by integrating patient preferences into care delivery decisions and sharing knowledge and outcomes with peers beyond the immediate practice setting.
Total Rewards
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-Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized