Chief Nurse Education

Summary

The Nurse IV Chief Nurse, Education functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability. The Chief Nurse, Education collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and VISN.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops, organizes, and directs clinical and non-clinical operational aspects with an added emphasis on delivering services where it is needed.
• Routinely analyzes plans and actions related to practice, quality and safety issues to identify and improve performance and attain outcomes for Veteran healthcare.
• Able to inspire individuals to build consensus and cooperation that creates a shared vision and advance goals.
• Assesses educational needs of staff and develops programs which support evidence based practice.
• Provides guidance and oversight of program management to ensure proper resource utilization.
• Participates in continuous learning to successfully promote and apply economic concepts and business models to set priorities.
• Assesses and evaluates facility-wide patient care delivery policies and programs to support senior leadership goals.
• Assists with the creation of a workforce to serve Veterans, families, and caregivers of all backgrounds at the organizational level.
• Seeks and utilizes healthcare policy and practices to enable the delivery of reliable and accessible healthcare.
• Recognizes, cultivates, and integrates health care practices that address social and health inequities. Establishes and maintains highly effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Relates effectively with front-line staff, customers, and leaders at the program and service level.
• Communicates with transparency, clarity, and integrity.

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: Daytime Monday - Friday

Compressed/Flexible: Not Available

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (). Effective May 7, 2025, driver s licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Basic Requirements
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• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting…