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RN Manager Community Living Center (Acute Care)

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$76K/yr - $137K/yr

4+ years exp

The Erie VA Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Manager for the CLC - Acute Care Unit. This role provides leadership and oversight of nursing operations, ensuring patient-centered care while managing staffing, scheduling, and performance evaluations to enhance patient outcomes for Veterans.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Plan work, set priorities, and prepare schedules; assign tasks based on priorities, requirements, and staff capabilities

Evaluate staff performance; recommend appointments, advancements, or reassignments

Provide advice, counseling, and instruction on work and administrative matters; resolve complaints and refer serious issues; recommend/take disciplinary action as appropriate

Identify training needs; ensure staff development, competency validation, and orientation support (including student nurse clinical experiences and onboarding of new nurse managers)

Lead performance improvement, patient and employee safety, customer service/satisfaction, and compliance with accreditation/regulatory standards

Collaborate across Geriatrics & Extended Care (GEC) (long-term care, short-term rehab, restorative, respite, hospice, palliative care) to improve outcomes

Apply Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Resource Utilization Group (RUG) scoring to determine resident acuity; partner with the RN Assessment Coordinator (RNAC) to educate staff on resident complexity

Manage staffing and time scheduling; coach staff; address conduct/performance; complete reports and performance evaluations on time

Participate in service/medical center committees and unit/shared governance; partner with the union and adhere to EEO principles; champion Cultural Transformation, High Reliability Organization (HRO), Patient-Centered Care, Just Culture, and I CARE values

Perform duties primarily in CLC-Acute Care and throughout the facility as needed

Qualification

Registered Nurse LicenseACLS CertificationNursing LeadershipPatient-Centered CareEnglish Proficiency

Required

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements

Must pass pre-employment physical examination

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

You may be required to serve a probationary period

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English

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)

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 the District of Columbia

ACLS certification is required for this position