Nurse; Associate Chief Nurse GEC

Position: Nurse (Associate Chief Nurse GEC)
The Bronx James J. Peters VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for 1 Full Time Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) in the Long Term Care Community Living Facility .

The Registered Nurse IV executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Duties include, but are not limited to:

* Formulates, interprets, and implements the philosophy, mission, vision, values, policies, and standards for nursing care through the implementation of HRO and evidence-based practice in LTC.

* Oversees clinical specialty and departmental requirements including collaborating with the Chief of the GEC in the planning, organizing, inspiring, directing, coaching and evaluating programs.

* Utilizes resources to achieve optimal outcomes; assesses and determines the complexities of staffing through the VA Staffing Methodology Process.

* Serves as a consultant to review materials, programs, and projects produced by assigned personnel.

* Takes appropriate labor relations actions, when indicated using "Just Culture" which may include discipline, when employees do not adhere to safe work practices and behavior.

* Uses an analytical framework, including the nursing process, to create an environment that facilitates the delivery of care. Coordinates and evaluates integrated programs or demonstrates clinical excellence in management of population groups.

* Collaborates with Nursing Leadership/Subject Matter Experts to develop and evaluate Role-Specific competencies for all nursing staff ensuring each title is working at the top of his/her license/position.

* Uses professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs/service activities.

* Creates a forum for exchange of knowledge and evidenced practice to enable the professional growth and development of nursing staff.

* Understands the legal and ethical implication of Patient Self-Determination Act, Patient Billof Rights, Advance Directives, and Patient Abuse.

* Initiates action to resolve ethical/legal issues related to nursing practice in collaboration with appropriate resource people.

* Promotes a trusting and transparent environment whereby employees are encouraged to report those situations that may adversely affect the delivery of patient care.

* Provides accurate information to patients and other staff when ethical issues arise.

* Demonstrates leadership, understanding and encourages acceptance of patient/family's beliefs, culture, religion, and socio-economic background.

* Actively supports EEO program, applying EEO principles to all recruitment and retention activities.

* Maintains privacy, confidentiality and security of staff and organizational data.

* Reviews nurse workload and determines productivity measures with benchmarks for LTC.

* Makes recommendations for operating and capital equipment based on the needs of the department.

* In accordance with the strategic plan, evaluation of the skills and competencies of current staff, and predicting future trends, performs periodic gap analysis to ensure the care needs of veterans are met.

* Demonstrates leadership in developing productive working relationships with groups in other programs, services, academic settings, and community agencies.

* Collaborates with Nursing Education to ensure appropriate staff proficiency training to ensure successful outcomes.

* Collaborates with Nursing Leadership to ensure appropriate staff proficiency training to ensure successful proficiency outcomes.

* Encourages professional growth by offering communication, education and when possible training for advanced degrees and specialty certification across the continuum.

* Collaborates with facility nursing education to ensure a comprehensive orientation and competency assessment for all clinical specialties and work status (e.g. full time, intermittent, contract staff) in meeting standards.

* Provides leadership in improving and sustaining the quality and effectiveness of care in diverse or complex programs.

* Serves as a subject matter expert in communicating and receiving communication regarding current concepts nursing and health care trends.

* Establishes effective networking ties at the local, VISN and National level.

* Collaborates with staff, other disciplines, faculty and peers in developing, conducting and evaluating research activities and programs.

* Other duties as assigned/requested by the Deputy Chief and Chief Nurse Executive.

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…