Nurse Practitioner-Associate Chief of Staff; ACOS), Specialty Care

Summary

The Nurse Practitioner-Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) - Specialty Care will provide leadership - strategic direction - and oversight for all specialty care services.

• Located in the Rogue Valley
  - White City allows easy access to Metro-area of Medford while remaining engrossed with nature
• White City is an unincorporated community in Jackson County
  - Oregon - in the Rogue Valley
• It is about nine miles north of Medford and 34 miles north of the California border
• Enjoy the scenic drives to either Crater Lake
  - Oregon's only National Park - and to the mountain resort Lake of the Woods
• Take a family-friendly hike to a waterfall or ride the only section of the Pacific Crest Trail that's open to mountain bikers
• 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 Duties include but not limited to:
  Displays executive leadership characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care
• Responsible for leadership of service and programmatic operations - both clinical and administrative
• Functions as an administrator - educator - and consultant in collaboration with all clinical services/programs at the facility or network level - interdisciplinary service leaders - and executive leadership
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relates effectively with customers - families - and the community
• Assists Nurse Leaders - APNs - and interdisciplinary clinicians in carrying out the functions and activities expected of them
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care - policies - and objectives for the enhancement of clinical practice
• Leads and collaborates in policy-making activities as related to customer service and the overall functioning of administrative and clinical programs
• Collaborates with other health care staff to establish and maintain programs that cross services and/or disciplines that influence organizational mission and health care
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday-Friday - 8:00 am-4:30 pm Telework:
  Not Available Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/or Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Additional Requirement:
  Demonstrated leadership experience within a specialty care service line - including strategic planning - oversight of clinical programs - and effective collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
• Proven ability to supervise - mentor - and manage clinical staff across multiple specialties - with experience in recruitment - onboarding - performance management - and fostering a high reliability team
• Strong background in quality improvement - patient safety - and performance measurement - including participation in facility or VISN-level committees - accreditation preparedness - and implementation of evidence based practices
• Experience developing - implementing - and maintaining clinical policies - procedures - and regulatory compliance in alignment with VA - federal - and state requirements
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical practice within the relevant specialty - including comprehensive evaluation - diagnosis - treatment planning - and procedure/surgical care consistent with credentialing and privileging standards
• Proficiency in electronic health record (EHR) documentation - clinical workflows - and utilization of data to drive operational and clinical decision making
• Experience leading or supporting multidisciplinary collaboration with primary care - mental health - surgical services - ancillary services - and allied health professionals to optimize access - care coordination - and patient outcomes
• Commitment to professional development - continuing education - and engagement in teaching or mentoring…