Advanced Practice Nurse - Deputy Section Chief

Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• The Advanced Practice Nurse - Deputy Section Chief practices in Primary Care Service and executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or disciplines. Duties include but are not limited to: 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. Responsible for self-directed performance of the approved clinical privileges. Provides executive input in the strategic plan, budget, mission, operations and policy development for local and network efforts. Identifies outcomes that can be improved and leads the performance improvement process. Identifies performance improvement opportunities and initiates/leads quality improvement teams to collect date, analyze results and design practice changes to improve outcomes. 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: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00p, Telework: Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact April.Hightower1@va.gov at, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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