Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) IV Clinical/Administrative Leader provides a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and advancing the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The APN Clinical/Administrative Leader executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or disciplines and influence the organization's mission and health care.

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: The Service Chief of Diagnostics Service reports to the Deputy Chief of Staff or designee
• Licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who is a senior level leader
• Displays executive leadership characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care
• Responsible for leadership of service and programmatic operations - both clinical and administrative
• Function as an administrator - educator - and consultant in collaboration with all clinical services/programs at the facility or network level - interdisciplinary service leaders - and executive leadership
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relates effectively with customers - families - and the community
• Assists Nurse Leaders - APNs - and interdisciplinary clinicians in carrying out the functions and activities expected of them
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care - policies - and objectives for the enhancement of clinical practice
• Leads and collaborates in policy-making activities as related to customer service and the overall functioning of administrative and clinical programs
• Collaborates with other health care staff to establish and maintain programs that cross services and/or disciplines that influence organizational mission and health care
• Provides leadership role to the Diagnostics Service including being responsible for operations - safety - quality - affordability - and accessibility within the department
• Is readily available to the Diagnostics Service team members for collaboration when medical or other problems arise
• Advocates for the Diagnostics Service with VHA leadership and the medical community while balancing the needs of the Diagnostics Service with those of Veterans and the greater Healthcare System
• Meets with the Deputy Chief of Staff as necessary to ensure that the goals and objectives of the VAMC are met
• Participates in the education/training of personnel as requested
• Supervises medical residents and acts as liaison with residency and university 3 training programs at VAMC as appropriate
• Plans and directs the educational and clinical experience of any trainees assigned to the Diagnostics Service
• Other duties as assigned
• 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: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM OR 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized