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The Raymond G. Murphy VA Health Care System is searching for a Nurse Manager for Care Coordination. The position is responsible for the operations and clinical components related the registered nurse team members within Utilization Management, Discharge Coordination, Transfer Coordination, and BMS Coordination/Utilization. Work is performed with multi-disciplinary teams to include the Nursing Officer on Duty, Medical Providers, Social Work, and others for safe, efficient patient flow. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), 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 State-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). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. 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. Preferred Experience Exceptional communication skills Knowledge of Staffing Methodology or comparable staffing model3-5 years management experience Knowledge of the National Patient Safety Goals as stated by Joint Commission Experience with quality safety (QS), quality management (QM), and quality assurance (QA) pertinent to nurse sensitive indicators and nurse competencies. Grade Determinations The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Reference VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. ["VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Attend leadership and facility level meetings to keep nursing leadership informed of issues with the potential to impact nursing or patient care.\nUtilize a variety of communication tools and methods to disseminate information to their staff.\nServes as the lead in nursing recruitment.\nCollects and analyzes data related to nurse recruitment and retention.\nProvide timely information regarding emergencies, unusual occurrences or issues that impact nursing practice or operations to the Associate Chief Nurse and/or the Associate Director of Patient Care Services.\nProvide leadership oversight of nursing practice and nursing operations.\nEnsure that subordinate personnel provide timely nursing care which complies with generally accepted standards of clinical practice.8. Facilitate an interdisciplinary approach to high quality, cost effective, and customer-focused health care.\nFoster Just Culture and modeling traits of being a Highly Reliable Organization.\nDemonstrate collaboration by using the group process to solve problems.\nStrategically plan long term goals for the microsystem (unit, team, or workgroup) that impacts operations or resources.\nDemonstrate critical thinking with efficiency and accuracy in assessing and managing situations.\nDemonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities.\nEvaluates, coaches, and mentors subordinate personnel.\nFiscally responsible and participate with planning and monitoring the budget for his/her area of responsibility.\nChairing committees directly involved in Utilization Management, Discharge Coordination, Transfer Coordination, and BMS Coordination/Utilization.\nCompiling and reporting data utilization management.\nInvolved in Policy development and revision. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases\nPaid 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)\nRetirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA\nInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)\nLicensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM; off tour duties may be necessary to support the mission of the VA\nCompressed/Flexible: Not Available\nTelework: Not Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]