Assistant Nurse Manager (Community Living Center)

Quick Facts

• Role: Assistant Nurse Manager (Community Living Center)

• Focus: Clinical leadership and coordination of nursing care for complex patient needs

Description

The Assistant Nurse Manager serves as a clinical expert and is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care delivery with age-specific components, while coordinating care around patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction. Care must be delivered in accordance with ANA Standards and applicable VA policies and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing care for patients with complex care needs using the nursing process aligned with ANA Standards of Nursing Practice

• Apply clinical judgment to support staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and outcome evaluation

• Demonstrate leadership with measurable outcomes in the immediate practice setting

• Ensure adherence to VA directives, medical center policies, SOPs, manufacturer procedures, accrediting body requirements, Veteran’s rights, and HIPAA; report violations

• Improve Veteran/patient-driven care by resolving coordination, timeliness, process, dissatisfaction themes, and environment-of-care concerns

• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers to improve outcomes

• Serve as a resource to address and resolve ethical issues

• Lead teams, contribute to team conferences, and collaborate across all phases of patient care planning

• Set group goals and communicate trends/developments to inspire team cooperation and confidence

• Provide input for completion and delivery of probationary and yearly employee proficiencies

• Lead education initiatives to expand knowledge and improve outcomes

• Apply evidence-based practice/research resulting in improved outcomes

• Lead patient care improvement through monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating care outcomes

• Lead initiatives to identify and apply patient preferences to shared care delivery decisions

• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards

• Paid Time Off: 50 days/year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

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

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory

• Work schedule: 11:30AM–8:00PM, Monday–Friday, with flexibility to meet department needs

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens may only be appointed when permitted under VA policy)

• English language proficiency for basic written and spoken communication

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing (ACEN or CCNE) or meet VA-recognized equivalent pathway

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete required online onboarding and pre-employment requirements

• May be subject to urinalysis testing for illegal drug use prior to appointment if selected

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Seasonal influenza vaccination program participation required for VA Health Care Personnel

• May be required to serve a probationary period

• Physical requirements per VA Handbook 5019