Total 34 Manager level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in San Francisco, California

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction. Considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Organize and participate in an urban human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinic.
• Assist clinical staff to organize patient care visits.
• Provide orientation visit for new patients to clinic.
• Track patients who are high-risk for noncompliance with medical follow up due to medical and psychosocial reasons such as substance abuse and homelessness, older age and geriatric comorbidities.
• Coordinate with infectious disease physicians, medical trainees, social workers, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, pharmacists, clinical psychologists, dieticians, psychiatrist and community case management organizations who provide multidisciplinary care to HIV infected patients.
• Responsible with coordination of patient for general infectious disease and travel consults.
• Review antibiotic consults for Medical Center.
• Conduct chart reviews and telephone calls to patients for pre-visit preparation or post visit follow up.
• Coordinate HIV registry if applicable, collaborate with public health department, order test under RN policy, oversight of clinic flow and administrative and clinic assignments to ensure smooth clinic operation and maintain compliance with standards.

• Reviews requirements, identifies project scope and processes, reviews specific issues, and oversees tests and analyses to help determine technical and operational requirements.
• Receives and evaluates contractors' deliverables, formulates and coordinates Statements of Work, subtasks, and participates in contractors' In Process Reviews.
• Integrates the various subsystems engineering products to ensure proper interfacing and attainment of established objectives.
• Presents, analyzes, and verifies data, techniques, methodologies and formats associated with budget and program development.
• Provides product/project advice to executive level managers.
• Represents organization in meetings, conferences, and briefings, and provides product/project advice or elaborates on technical issues.
• Utillizes strict Configuration Control methods to manage central hardware and software changes.

• To oversee the function of all fitness programs ensuring safety, quality, implementation and promotion. Including but not limited to; Microfit testing, new program design, group exercise classes, interdepartmental development of fitness, working with special projects within the installation and special events. (i.e., certification workshops, health fairs, extracurricular activities.)
• Manages and supervises the day-to-day operation of the fitness center. Inspects and maintains equipment and facility in accordance with all established Navy and industry operational guidelines/standards. Ensures all repairs and maintenance of furniture, fixtures and equipment are completed in a timely manner.
• Supervises appropriate staff to include NF-0189-02 Recreation Assistants, NF-0189-01 Recreation Aids (Fitness) and/or NF-0188-03 Fitness Instructors. Oversees actions of frontline staff and contract instructors. Responsible for training, supervising and scheduling staff. Interviews and prepares necessary paperwork for approval for hiring personnel. Evaluates employee performance, initiates appropriate disciplinary action and recommends other pertinent personnel actions.
• Develops, coordinates, implements and continually modifies a comprehensive group exercise program consisting of a variety of class Ensures that all classes are taught in a safe and effective manner. Provides technical guidance to fitness instructors when necessary. Designs, organizes and carries out special events and health promotion projects in collaboration with fitness contractors and/or other installation staff. Provides information for publicity releases and coordinates with marketing professionals to maximize participation.
• Assists with developing annual budget requirements assigned areas. Analyzes financial data, reviews budget and submits reports and recommendations. Monitors all program revenue and expenses in areas of responsibility. Ensures reports and records are properly submitted. Submits completed Appropriated Fund (APF) and Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) purchase orders för equipment, parts, supplies and service contracts for approval.
• Creates and oversees a variety of exercise and wellness programs to include sate and beneficial exercise prescriptions cardiovascular fitness, weight loss, strength conditioning and flexibility. Ensures prescriptions are in accordance with American College or Sports Medicine guidelines. Identifies cardiovascular risk factors and other limiting conditions via medical health history questionnaires. Refers patrons to medical personnel when necessary. Supervises, instructs and demonstrates the proper and safe operation of exercise equipment. Ensures staff is properly trained in the use of cardiovascular fitness machines and strength training equipment. Monitors information given to patrons for accuracy.
• Oversees contract fitness instructors. Interacts and communicates with Navy Region Southwest MWR contracting office and payroll on behalf of the contractors. Complies with EEO policies and communicates support of these policies with subordinates. Assures quality in determining selections, assignments, training, promotions, qualifications, discipline and awards to employees.
• Research and/or creates educational materials for the bulletin boards, ensuring all information is current and meets ACSM or ACE standards.
• Checks equipment periodically and reports any damage to MWR Maintenance for repair.
• Checks areas which fall under cleaning contract for quality assurance and adherence to the agreement of contract schedule, Reports any discrepancies to contractor's Quality Assurance Supervisor.
• Prepares end of the month reports and pay sheets for contractors. Reconciles utilization and payments for classes.
• Must exercise tact, good manners, diplomacy and courtesy when assisting clients and dealing with fellow employees.
• Presents fitness division information to the command on a regular basis.

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: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday
Telework: Available, Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The Assistant Nurse Manager executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. In addition, applies skills necessary to identify, coordinate, and/or identify discipline-specific education, as well as training in leadership, professional staff development and emerging needs, to all levels of staff. This Registered Nurse (RN) is a nurse supervisor and provides oversight for the administration of leave, counseling and disciplinary actions in collaboration with the Nurse Manager. Acts as the Nurse Manager during times of Nurse Manager absences.

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supervising and evaluating nursing staff, providing leadership, mentorship, and fostering professional development.
• Ensuring high-quality patient care by implementing evidence-based practices and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
• Overseeing staff orientation, training, and competency assessments.
• Managing administrative functions such as scheduling, leave approval, and performance evaluations.
• Assisting in the development and execution of process improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and resource utilization.
• Acting as the Nurse Manager in their absence, ensuring continuity of leadership and operations.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, VA policies, and accreditation requirements.
• Promoting a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and staff empowerment aligned with Magnet principles.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Performs all preventative maintenance, operational checks, repair, layout installation, troubleshooting, tracing, locating defects, modification on all new and existing electrical systems.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs electrical equipment in accordance with CFR and the National Electric Code.
• Determining and placing distribution panels, boxes, fittings, and connections and installing wiring, couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices including electrical service entrances
• Possesses working knowledge to use trade formulas to calculate common properties, e.g., voltage, voltage drop and current capability in series and parallel circuits, resistance, inductance, capacitance, power factor, current flow, and temperature, and length in single and multiple raceways, conduits, gutters, and cable trays.
• Arranging and installing various gauges, sizes, and types of wire, conduit, couplings, fittings, relays, boxes, circuit breakers, and other electrical devices in ways that insure proper and safe operation of electrical systems and equipment
• Interpreting and applying the National Electrical Code, local codes, building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings
• Using trade formulas to calculate common properties, e.g., voltage, voltage drop and current capability in series and parallel circuits, resistance, inductance, capacitance, power factor, current flow, and temperature, and length in single and multiple raceways, conduits, gutters, and cable trays
• Using hand tools and power tools, such as cable pullers, hydraulic benders, and pipe threading machines
• Using a wide variety of test equipment, for example, meggers, multi-meters, frequency meters, watt meters, power factor meters, vibro-grounds, phase rotation meters, audio tone location equipment, high potential testers, ground fault interrupter testing equipment, recording amp meters, circuit analyzers, circuit breaker testers, resistance bridges, cathodic protection test sets. signal generators, signal tracers, and oscilloscopes.
• Works with a variety of voltage that range from 120 to 12,000 volts.

This position is necessary to directly supervise a team of six nurse educators and three nurse informaticists that provide services to clinical staff in the entire health care system in response to mandates, needs assessments, requests associated with performance improvement plans, quality and safety recommendations, national or VISN initiatives. These services include but are not limited to education, competency assessment, education reimbursement management, student placement and onboarding, learning management systems, software management, continuing education program management, Automatic Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC) services, and REdI (ACLS, BLS) program management. The full-time Clinical Education Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for managing the day-to-day operations of Clinical Education and is needed to provide valuable support in meeting the needs of the facility in a timely fashion.

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, hours vary on patient care needs.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

VA Careers - Clinical Psychologist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=77qHlLw9Xck

Duties include but are not limited to:
Administrative (Program Management) Responsibilities (30-40% of time)
Serves as subject matter expert on a wide range of matters pertaining to the discipline of psychology within the healthcare system. Coordinates credentialing for the discipline of psychology, to include OPPE, FPPE, and related actions. Collaborates with hiring managers throughout the system on recruitment and hiring of psychologists and psychology technicians. Roles fulfilled may include, but are not limited to, ensuring fidelity of functional
statements with national qualification standards, coordinating recruitment/retention incentives, advertising open positions, reviewing applications, organizing interview committees, leading interviews, and selecting candidates. Works closely with Directors of Training for Psychology to ensure successful execution of the facility psychology training programs, accreditations, and academic affiliations. Coordinates with Education Department to oversee professional development and continuing education offerings for psychologists. Offerings may include, but are not limited to, organizing trainings on specific clinical techniques; clinical supervision; and research activities such as grant and manuscript development.

Administrative (Supervisory) Responsibilities (40-50% of time)
Coordinates interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, and treatment services. Assigns, directs, and reviews the work of assigned staff to include, but not limited to, the following: PTSD Clinical Team (PCT), Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, Geropsychology, and other programs as
assigned. Initiates action for selections, promotions, status changes, awards, disciplinary actions, and separations. Plans, schedules, and coordinates work and solves problems related to the work. Responsible for program needs such as material, equipment, and facilities needed to complete work. Explains and gains the support of employees for developing, implementing and managing policies and establishing goals, in addition to working to achieve the objectives of government-wide personnel programs and policies. Deals effectively with employees and union representatives on employee suggestions, complaints, grievances, and other matters involved in the day-to-day administration of the labor management agreement. Advises leadership on the establishment of program goals, priorities, and major work schedules, develops short/long-rang staffing and equipment requirements. Responsible for analyzing and evaluating professional and technical competency of staff assigned to the
program. Incumbent is accountable for planning and providing staff development and training to address identified deficiencies and to maintain and enhance skills, as well as recommending staff training needs to the Education Committee.

Clinical Responsibilities (5-10% of time)
Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care. Provides brief psychosocial interventions within an integrated primary care setting. Psychological/Diagnostic Assessment - conducting diagnostic clinical interviews resulting in DSM-V Diagnosis. Consults with clinical staff on a wide variety of patient care issues. Conducts treatment planning and referrals to various programs within Mental Health Service and provision of return appointments for follow-up. Conducts psychotherapy to include time-limited and limited, longer-term supportive psychotherapy.

Academic/Teaching/Training: (0%-5% of time)
Participate in training committee and related training functions. Provides training and guidance to pre-doctoral interns, post-doctoral fellows, psychology doctoral practicum students, and other allied health trainees. Serves as a consultant to staff and trainees and assist in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients.

Research/Program Evaluation (0%-2.5% of time)
Psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or research. Continue program monitors and outcome measurements within programs assigned using a data-driven quality assurance process. Serves on process improvement workgroups within the healthcare system as assigned. Assists in preparing RFPs and grant proposals as assigned.

Performs other program management duties as assigned.


Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4pm, Monday - Friday (Subject to change based upon the needs of the agency.)
Telework: Available as determined by the agency policy.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact VISN22HREducationReimbursementTeam@va.gov for questions/assistance.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Medical Technologist: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Medical-Technologist-Career-Flyer.pdf

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

As a Team Leader: may have responsibility for a specific large scale automated analytical instrument system; a specific area of laboratory functions, such as employee competency records, supply functions, quality control review, new method development, or employee or student training; or provide professional and technical advice to other technicians and technologists. He/she serve as the expert providing authoritative advice and consultation for more difficult, complex, or unique tests requiring special knowledge. Assists the supervisor with technical phases of the organization on various aspects of testing; including appropriateness (that takes into consideration clinical context). Facilitates team or unit processes by working in collaboration with team members to ensure that tasks, priorities, goals are coordinated with management.

- Develops and reviews policies and procedures.
- Attends vendor training as needed/available for a complex analytical instrument and is responsible
for training employees in its operation.
- Assists supervisor in defining reference values/ranges using statistical methods, maintains and
monitors quality control per system protocols (downloading, retrieving, filing and assists in the
review and troubleshooting of QC results).
- Performs complex maintenance procedures and is consulted as the in house expert for
troubleshooting problems.
- Assists supervisor in coordinating the laboratory proficiency testing (PT) program.
- Assists in new employee orientation and training, competency, retraining and new testing/method
training as needed.
- Assists in the evaluation of competency of staff in the performance of testing/methods.
- Works with Supervisor and System Quality Assurance officer in developing, monitoring and
reporting of all Quality Management issues and monitors promptly and accurately.
- Evaluates testing/methods for ongoing compliance with established protocols and
Guidelines.
- Is responsible for maintaining awareness and compliance of all applicable College of American
Pathologist (CAP) checklists.
- Assists in the evaluation and recommends new tests to be incorporated into the laboratory testing menu
- Assists in the design and prepares appropriate instrument maintenance logs, reviews these logs
monthly, and assures that proper routine maintenance is being done by technologists.
- Maintains appropriate levels of supplies and reagents for efficient operation
- The technologist will perform instrument calibration and correlation as needed

Work Schedule: M- F 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

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)

Functional Statement #: TBD

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Medical Technologist: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Medical-Technologist-Career-Flyer.pdf

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

As a Team Leader: may have responsibility for a specific large scale automated analytical instrument system; a specific area of laboratory functions, such as employee competency records, supply functions, quality control review, new method development, or employee or student training; or provide professional and technical advice to other technicians and technologists. He/she serve as the expert providing authoritative advice and consultation for more difficult, complex, or unique tests requiring special knowledge. Assists the supervisor with technical phases of the organization on various aspects of testing; including appropriateness (that takes into consideration clinical context). Facilitates team or unit processes by working in collaboration with team members to ensure that tasks, priorities, goals are coordinated with management.

- Develops and reviews policies and procedures.
- Attends vendor training as needed/available for a complex analytical instrument and is responsible
for training employees in its operation.
- Assists supervisor in defining reference values/ranges using statistical methods, maintains and
monitors quality control per system protocols (downloading, retrieving, filing and assists in the
review and troubleshooting of QC results).
- Performs complex maintenance procedures and is consulted as the in house expert for
troubleshooting problems.
- Assists supervisor in coordinating the laboratory proficiency testing (PT) program.
- Assists in new employee orientation and training, competency, retraining and new testing/method
training as needed.
- Assists in the evaluation of competency of staff in the performance of testing/methods.
- Works with Supervisor and System Quality Assurance officer in developing, monitoring and
reporting of all Quality Management issues and monitors promptly and accurately.
- Evaluates testing/methods for ongoing compliance with established protocols and
Guidelines.
- Is responsible for maintaining awareness and compliance of all applicable College of American
Pathologist (CAP) checklists.
- Assists in the evaluation and recommends new tests to be incorporated into the laboratory testing menu
- Assists in the design and prepares appropriate instrument maintenance logs, reviews these logs
monthly, and assures that proper routine maintenance is being done by technologists.
- Maintains appropriate levels of supplies and reagents for efficient operation
- The technologist will perform instrument calibration and correlation as needed

Work Schedule: M- F 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

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)

Functional Statement #: TBD

The NM functions as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team. They influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Engages 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 promotes 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.
• Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution.
• Promote an inclusive workplace valuing diversity to achieve the organizations vision and mission.
• Maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.
• Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level. Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

Performs position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. Supports the Nurse Manager (NM) with supervisory duties, responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operation of their designated units. Assumes responsibility and is designated as Acting Nurse Manager during temporary absence of of Nurse Manager (NM) to ensure continuity of operations. Accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, staff development, evaluation and individual staff performance. Functions as an educator, role model and supervisor providing leadership to the team. They influence care outcome by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.

As an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) for SCI & Rehab Unit, engaging in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth is essential. They must adhere to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at personal, organization, and staff levels. Responsible of equipping staff with tools for culturally competent care, while promoting a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. They cultivate alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) for SCI & Rehab Unit contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, and participates in strategy planning and execution. Promotes an inclusive workplace by valuing diversity to achieve the organization vision and mission.

Maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives (such as 1176), policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP). Demonstrates expertise in professional practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) with improved evidence-based and/or data-driven outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.

Communicates and collaborates as an effective leader of the inter-professional team, and provide initiatives to improve Veteran/patient experience, satisfaction and/or safety beyond the immediate practice setting.

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) SCI & Rehab Unit is accountable to the Nurse Manager (NM)/designee of the SCI & Rehab Unit, the Chief Nurse of Surgery & Rehabilitation, the Deputy Associate Director for Patient Care Services and ultimately, to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS).


Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. May require rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
Telework: Not eligible for Telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. Supports the Nurse Manager (NM) with supervisory duties, responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operation of their designated units. Assumes responsibility and is designated as Acting Nurse Manager during temporary absence of of Nurse Manager (NM) to ensure continuity of operations. Accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, staff development, evaluation and individual staff performance. Functions as an educator, role model and supervisor providing leadership to the team. They influence care outcome by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) for Inpatient Surgery Unit contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, and participates in strategy planning and execution. Promotes an inclusive workplace by valuing diversity to achieve the organization vision and mission.

Maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP). Demonstrates expertise in professional practice using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) with improved evidence-based and/or data-driven outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting.

Communicates and collaborates as an effective leader of the inter-professional team, and provide initiatives to improve Veteran/patient experience, satisfaction and/or safety beyond the immediate practice setting.

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) Inpatient Surgery Unit is accountable to the Nurse Manager (NM)/designee of the Inpatient Surgery Unit, the Chief Nurse of Surgery & Rehabilitation, the Deputy Associate Director for Patient Care Services and ultimately, to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS).


Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. May require rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
Telework: Not eligible for Telework.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

• Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates activities necessary to the overall management of a diverse ground and weapons safety program affecting a complex multi-mission installation and tenant command organizations; plans investigations and analyzes mishaps and hazardous conditions to determine origin, causes, and contributing elements and prepares written evaluation reports concerning findings.
• Prepares supplements to regulations and manuals and develops specialized local regulations defining mishap prevention, handling, and storage procedures based on interpretation and/or adaptation of higher command instructions and policies formulated by other federal government agencies.
• Reviews plans and specifications for new construction, major building alterations, explosive site plans, and/or changes in installation equipment and monitors project through completion to ensure compliance with safety codes and standards.
• Develops and provides technical safety training/instruction to supervisors, employees, and/or unit safety representatives on a wide range of work operations areas, such as traffic safety techniques, proper storage of hazardous materials, explosives handling procedures, common laboratory hazards, and building evacuation procedures.
• Provides technical and administrative supervision to the ground and weapons safety staff.

This position is located at the Fort Yuma Service Unit, Winterhaven, California. The primary purpose of the position is to develop, implement and maintain a Compliance and Integrity program to prevent and detect violations and other misconduct, and to promote ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law. The position provides support to health care management officials and/or coordinating health care operations. The incumbent reports to Deputy Quality Management Director.

• Coordinates and monitors activities of the Fort Yuma Service Unit's global healthcare compliance and integrity program. Provides guidance on incorporating compliance-related activities into the operations of the Service Unit.
• Assists with reviewing, updating, and formulating Service Unit policies and procedures regarding compliance-relate activities to ensure consistency among the various divisions. Is responsible for promoting extensive working relationships within and across the service unit lines and for planning, coordinating and implementing compliance functions.
• Assists with plans related to Quality Assurance (QA) and Risk Management (RM) programs. Performance of duties involves establishing criteria, assessing program effectiveness, investigating or analyzing a variety of conditions, problems, or questions, which affect a wide range of activities and stimulating responsive action toward the achievement of quality care.
• Conducts investigations of alleged violations of Healthcare law, standards of conduct, or any other system policies and procedures. Assists department supervisors to investigate problems, determine action, and prepare analysis and performance improvement plans.
• Collaborates with the compliance committee (or equivalent) to effectively incorporate the compliance program in the service unit committee organizational reporting structure. This requirement will also consist of appropriate information and reporting system so that the Service Unit Executive Committee may exercise timely and informed judgments concerning the Service Unit's compliance with the law.

The ANM has responsibility and accountability for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance. They function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team. They influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.
The ANM engages in professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth. They adhere to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels. They equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promotes a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. They cultivate alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
The ANM contributes to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution. They promote an inclusive workplace valuing diversity to achieve the organizations vision and mission. Maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP).
The ANM will support and assist with patient care, dedicating at least 60% of their time to clinical functions. Examples of support include, but are not limited to, serving as charge nurse, facilitating breaks and lunches by assuming patient care coverage, and functioning as a resource for clinical staff.

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: 1530-2400
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized