This job announcement will remain open for 10 calendar days. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 100 applications. The first 100 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (100 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management.
The Nurse IV Program Manager functions as an administrator, educator and consultant utilizing management theory in collaboration with leadership in the Office of Academic Affiliations, the Office of Nursing Services, and external entities, including academic institutions and accrediting bodies. The incumbent reports to the Director, Nursing Education.
Major Duties may include, but are limited to:
- Provides executive input in the strategic planning, budget, mission, operational planning, and policy development for the Office of Academic Affiliations Nursing Education programs.
- Utilizes nursing, clinical, and academic knowledge and high level analytical and management skills to evaluate current and future processes and recommend improvements to achieve the clinical and administrative goals of the OAA.
- Assists in developing of policies and procedures related to program implementation at the national and local levels based on national, professional (for example, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education), VHA, and federal standards and regulations.
- Demonstrates substantial and continuous responsibility for directing and managing integrated programs to cultivate collaborative and productive working relationships.
- Provides leadership in the development of policies and systems to devise strategies that will enable the organization to successfully manage educational and trainee issues and protect the rights of all persons involved.
- Provides leadership in determining the allocation of resources (financial, human, material and/or informational) based on educational processes and programs that produce high quality outcomes.
- Mentors and coaches the nursing staff, including program directors, faculty, and other stakeholders, who work with or participate in the undergraduate and graduate nursing residency and training education programs.
- Provides a leadership role in professional, community, and governmental bodies that shape educational and health care policy, contributing to the development and improvement of nursing education.
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
Work Schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday. Tour of duty will be set based on organizational need.
Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized.
Telework: Available
(Applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period)
Remote: This
is not a remote position.
Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework
50% of work schedule per pay period. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $60,000 Per Year (VN 4)
