Assistant Nurse Manager (Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program)

Quick Facts

• Role: Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM)

• Focus: Nursing unit operations and clinical leadership for a Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP)

Description

The Assistant Nurse Manager supports the Nurse Manager in overseeing operations of a nursing unit/patient care area for SARRTP. The role provides clinical expert accountability for the nursing process, coordinates patient education and self-management, and drives outcome improvement through interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based process initiatives. It also provides first-line supervision of nursing personnel, including staffing, scheduling/leave, orientation/training, and performance oversight.

Responsibilities

• Provide and oversee direct patient care using the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate)

• Coordinate patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care

• Lead innovative process improvement initiatives and remove barriers to care with the interdisciplinary team

• Support Nurse Manager operations for designated unit(s); provide coverage for other ANMs as needed

• Oversee orientation, training, development, and evaluation of staff; serve as educator/practitioner/leader role model

• Supervise nursing personnel (e.g., nursing assistants and/or LPN/LVN staff) to ensure VA Handbook 5007 requirements are met

• Approve employee schedules and leave

• Appraise performance and recommend performance standards/awards

• Serve as hiring official for recruitment of employees under direct supervision

• Recommend discipline or grievance adjustments for employees under direct supervision

• Draft schedules and leave for final approval by the Nurse Manager; provide input into performance (final evaluation completed by the Nurse Manager)

• Assist with recommendations for candidate selection

• Oversee work assignments and provide reports/fact-finding information to support counseling and/or disciplinary actions

• Contribute to care delivery models and environmental design to ensure evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care

• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Align nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes; participate in strategy planning and execution

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential for performance awards

• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options (many can be carried into retirement)

• Supports 24/7, 365-day unit coverage (days, nights, weekends, and holidays); compressed schedule available

• Telework not available; not a virtual position

• Relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS: not authorized

• Federal benefits eligibility depends on the type of position held