Registered Nurse (Supervisory Assistant Nurse Manager)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Supervisory Assistant Nurse Manager)
• Shift: Night tour, 11:30pm–8:00am
• Focus: Clinical + administrative supervision for a nursing unit during assigned shift

Description

The Supervisory Assistant Nurse Manager supports the Nurse Manager in overseeing operations of a nursing unit/patient care area, fostering team development and ensuring compliance with standards of clinical practice. This role provides direct clinical and administrative supervision of nursing operations during the assigned night tour and helps ensure safe, individualized, Veteran-centered care. The position also serves as a key leadership liaison between staff and management and supports development toward future Nurse Manager responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical and administrative supervision of nursing operations on the night tour
• Ensure safe, individualized, Veteran-centered care through purposeful rounding, documentation accountability, fall prevention, and infection control
• Manage staffing assignments and ensure mandatory Vocera communication
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement evidence-based programs/processes
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific components of care delivery
• Coordinate patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the care continuum
• Serve as first-line supervisor for nursing personnel to ensure compliance with VA Handbook 5007 requirements
• Approve schedules and leave for directly supervised employees
• Appraise performance, recommend performance standards/awards, and serve as hiring official for directly supervised employees
• Recommend discipline or grievance adjustments; draft schedules and leave for NM approval
• Provide input into employee performance; assist with candidate selection recommendations
• Oversee work assignments and provide reports/incident information to the NM as needed
• Align nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes; participate in strategy planning/execution
• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards
• Adhere to ethical principles and promote high-quality, cost-effective outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential for performance awards
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options
• EDRP Authorized: Education Debt Reduction Program with application required within 4 months of appointment (award amount up to $200,000; eligibility period 1–5 years)