Nurse Chief Quality, Safety, Value and Reliability

Duties

The Chief QSV/HR Service develops and leads programs that perform technical, administrative, and investigative work and applies expertise and knowledge of healthcare delivery systems in performance measurement and improved processes. Activities, functions, and services directly and significantly impact a wide range of agency programs and outcomes within a complex organization. Guidelines are broadly stated and may be non-specific, e.g. broad VA policy statements, legislation and internal/external review agency polices, which require extensive interpretation.

Incumbent must use judgment, research, and networking to interpret the intent of the guidelines and to create the infrastructure and/or embed requirements into the workflow.

The Chief QSV/HR is recognized as the technical authority in the interpretation of existing policies and the development of guidance on program management, performance and improvement, risk management and evaluation. Incumbent serves as a principle advisor to executive colleagues in the development of a continuous readiness improvement program and provides periodic reports on the status of the facility performance. Incumbent works closely with the NFSGVHS Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Director Patient Care and Nursing Service, Deputy and Assistant Directors and other senior clinical and non-clinical executives as an advisor and coach in quality principles, employee involvement (engagement), quality tools, and performance improvement implementation.

Incumbent is the direct representative of the NFSGVAHS Director in driving performance improvement. Incumbent participates in VISN/National level activities that guide/instruct other facilities in management practices using performance improvement tools and methodologies.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• 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:  M-F
• Telework: Ad-hoc
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized