Registered Nurse - Supervisor, Community Based Outpatient Clinics job at Department Of Veterans Affairs in Meadville

Department Of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Registered Nurse - Supervisor, Community Based Outpatient Clinics on Fri, 17 May 2013 15:02:03 GMT. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 884047 To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans? As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With...

Registered Nurse - Supervisor, Community Based Outpatient Clinics

Location: Meadville Pennsylvania

Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Registered Nurse - Supervisor, Community Based Outpatient Clinics right now, this job will be placed in Pennsylvania. For detail informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 884047

To fulfill President Lincoln's prom! ise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.

Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. KEY REQUIREMENTS

U! .S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification! , or Registration required.
Must pass Pre-employment Physical Examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.

English Language Proficiency required. DUTIES:
The RN Supervisor, Community Based Outpatient Clinics executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. In this position, the registered nurse demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. The RN is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level and demonstrates (a) leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning; (b) using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes; (c) fun! ctioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to assigned roles and responsibilities; (d) systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise; (e) guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective, and (f) using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities.

This position will report directly to the Chief, Clinical Services. The incumbent works independently under the scope of his/her licensure. The RN Supervisor, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) has designated first-line supervisory authority, responsibility, and accountability for the operation of the CBOC programs, ensuring that subordinate personnel provide timely nursing care which complies with generally accepted standards of clinical practice. This includes the authority to accept, amend, or rej! ect the work of subordinates. In this position, you will have continuin! g responsibility for all the following functions: (1) planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work; (2) assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of subordinates; (3) evaluating the performance of subordinates; (4) making recommendations for appointments, advancements or reassignments of subordinates; (5) giving advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters; (6) hearing and resolving complaints of subordinates and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors; (7) recommending and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate; and (8) identifying developmental and training needs of subordinates and providing or making provision for such development and training. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for performa! nce improvement, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards. The RN Supervisor actively develops and manages collaborative partnerships with physicians and other clinicians. You will be responsible for staffing units/departments on a continual basis. The RN Supervisor is responsible for time scheduling of the clinic, coaches the staff, deals with employee conduct and performance issues, completes recurring reports and performance evaluations in a timely manner. The incumbent participates on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care. The RN Supervisor identifies educational needs of staff and ensures that these needs are addressed and has an integral role in supporting and facilitating student nurse clinical experiences, as well as orienting new Nurse Sup! ervisors. The incumbent works in partnership with the union and adheres! to EEO principles.

Duties will be performed at the Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Ashtabula, OH; Meadville, PA; Franklin, PA; Bradford, PA; and Warren, PA. The RN Supervisor will be domiciled at either the Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Meadville, PA or Franklin, PA and will be required to travel to the other clinics.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Qualifications :
(1) 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 National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unres! tricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.

(2) Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

(3) Must be proficient in spoken and written English.

(4) Must be a citizen of the United States.

Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The cr! iteria are as follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilizat! ion, Professional Development: performance, education/career development, Collaboration: collaboration, collegiality, Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience.
• Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience.
• Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience.
• Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience! , or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience.
• Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applic! ants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.g! ov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=464&FType=2

Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires a combination of walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, pulling, and pushing with potentially long periods of sitting. Transferring patients and objects may occasionally be required. The incumbent may be expos! ed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or during patient procedures and care. 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.

This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments. The incumbent must be poised and articulate in communicating with people of varied educational levels and varied ethnic backgrounds. You must be willing to work cooperatively as a member of a team in all assignments, make caring for the Veteran your priority while in the work setting, and demonstrate customer service principles in all aspects of work. The incumbent is self-motivated in the pursuit of meeting professional work standards. Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jo! bs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or r! ésumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx . HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples o! f experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome. BENEFITS:

Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp .

OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.

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