Registered Nurse (Nurse Manager) – Mental Health

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Nurse Manager) – Mental Health
• Focus: Individual growth and development in practice with increased self-direction
• Work schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Description

This Nurse Manager role focuses on mental health nursing leadership, combining clinical principles with limited but growing critical thinking and planning. You will validate and question care processes to support evidence-based practice, cope with competing priorities, and lead the team as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor. You will improve care outcomes by partnering with an interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement evidence-based, cutting-edge programs and processes.

Responsibilities

• Validate the rationale for care processes and clinical decisions
• Question clinical practices to provide evidence-based care
• Manage competing priorities and demonstrate deliberate planning and critical thinking
• Serve as role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based programs/processes
• Enhance leadership and career growth through professional organizations
• Apply ethical principles to foster accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels
• Equip staff with tools for competent care and promote accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes
• Build alliances across the care continuum through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (or VA policy exception for non-citizens)
• English language proficiency (written and spoken)
• Graduate of an approved professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) or meet VA-approved alternative pathways
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration in a U.S. state/territory/DC
• Selective Service registration (if applicable)
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete VA online onboarding and pre-employment requirements
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation
• Participate in seasonal influenza vaccination program
• Possible probationary period

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases; potential performance awards
• 50 days paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and Federal holidays)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options (many carry into retirement)