About This Role
This Nurse Manager position is based in the Intensive Care Unit at the Wilmington VA Medical Center. The role involves functioning as a clinical expert, responsible for all aspects of the nursing process when supervising or providing direct patient care.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the operation of assigned units and provide coverage for other Nurse Managers as needed
- Direct and supervise orientation, training, staff development, and individual staff performance evaluations
- Function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor, providing leadership to the team
- Enhance care outcomes by collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based programs and processes
- Engage in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth
- Adhere to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels
- Equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promote a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes
- Cultivate alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence
- Contribute to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care
- Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards
- Align nursing and clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution
- Promote an inclusive workplace valuing diversity to achieve the organization's vision and mission
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
- Subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Required to complete an online onboarding process
- 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)
- May be required to serve a probationary period
- English Language Proficiency in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by an appropriate accrediting agency (ACEN or CCNE) OR individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing
- Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration and may require formal degree equivalency validation
