Total 200 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

• Demonstrates the fundamental knowledge of the unit and is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of care based on age specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and participating in process improvement initiatives.
• Responsible and accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance.
• Function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and member of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge, programs/processes.
• Participates in the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care.

Major Duties include but not Limited to: This position requires the dedication and commitment of an experienced RN to function in a leadership role, to include but not limited to, supervisor, role model, educator, coordinating the daily flow of patient care and staff development of staff assigned to the CLC unit.

• Ensure delivery of nursing care to veterans in the CLC.
• Acts as Role Model and mentor for all levels of nursing staff.
• Direct patient care as needed.
• Acts as Role Model and mentor for all levels of nursing staff.
• Plans, organizes, directs and control operations relating to Nursing Practice on CLC.
• Collaborate with Physicians and other Clinical department leaders and staff on operations relating to care of the veterans on CLC.
• Completes and approves staff schedules, Time and Leave.
• Monitors appropriate use of supplies.
• Updates policies and procedures, as appropriate.
• Completes annual Proficiency Appraisals and competency of staff.
• Ensures that CLC meets/exceeds external surveys standards of care.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong communication skills.
• Proactively plans and interacts with multiple disciplines including but not limited to Dietary, SPS, and Environmental Engineering.

• 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
• Responsible for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and support 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.
• Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team
• Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs
• Independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs
• Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff
• Delegates care in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Maintains current knowledge of multi-disciplinary resources, programs and services
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all patient information, including electronic, print and conversations
• Actively participates in policies, procedures, and standards to promote evidence-based patient-driven care
• Demonstrates professional communication and conduct
• Recognizes and supports Suicide Prevention initiatives
• Compliance with various Isolation Precautions and Infection Control Guidelines
• Skills in time management, priority setting, assessment and urgent intervention are essential for this unit
• Participation in High Reliability Organization (HRO) & professional governance initiatives
• Promotes evidence-based best practices and nurse sensitive indicators (including but not limited to Falls Prevention, Hospital Associated Infection Prevention, Medication error prevention, Safe Patient Handling, and Skin Safety)

The Social Worker duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides collaborative assistance to PC providers to help manage mild to moderate cases of but not limited to depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance misuse within the primary care setting.
• Utilizes an informatics tool, the Behavioral Health Lab (BHL) software, to assist in the delivery of measurement based care, panel management, and program quality assurance/improvement.
• Completes patient outreach and engagement in treatment. Patient contact is frequently provided face to face, via telephone, tele video, and written correspondence
• Completes initial assessment of the Veteran, including the following:
  • Administration of validated patient reported outcome measures.
  • Reviews of assessments and documentation completed by others.
  • Obtains missing pertinent information from providers, patients, and medical records.
  • Develops individualized treatment plans using standardized algorithms to guide treatment recommendations and support evidence-based decision making.
  • Keeps current with knowledge of the variety of clinical options available through the medical center and local community about how to refer/engage Veterans.
  • Reviews of initial assessment and treatment plan with the PCMHI Providers and PCP, incorporating modifications of the plan as recommended.
  • Completion of initial 5 element screening note for patients that are new to mental health services.
• Participates in weekly caseload consultation with the consulting PCMHI Provider.
• Provides education and brief interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, motivational interviewing, and other focused treatment strategies.
• Assesses lethality of suicidal and homicidal risk utilizing screening/assessment tools, risk stratification, and clinical judgment. Intervene and document appropriately per VACO and local guidance.
• Monitors Veteran progress using validated patient reported outcome measures.
• Reviews progress and recommendations for changes in treatment, including medication adjustments, utilizing evidence-based algorithms in consultation with the PCMHI Providers.
• Provision of same-day access for PACT clinics.
• Collaborates with and coordination of the Veteran's care with the treating PCP, PACT, and other healthcare professionals.
• Communicates with patients, families, caregivers, VA leadership, and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Performs consult triage and management for PC-MHI services as well as timely completion of consults.

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

• Leads the provision of nursing care to Veterans with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice and the ANA Nursing Administration Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes within the immediate practice setting.
• Effectively functions as a leader and manager, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Improves Veteran driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.
• Applies Veteran, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgement or discrimination.
• Applies evidence-based practice/research resulting in improved outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Assesses the immediate practice setting to identify efficient, cost-effective care delivery.
• Leads Veteran care improvement through monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating care outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads initiatives for expanding best techniques to identify and apply Veteran preferences to shared care delivery decisions in the immediate practice settings.
• Serves as an advocate for Veterans, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.
• Serves as a resource for Veterans, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve Veteran outcomes.

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Manager is an expert nurse who provides leadership in Primary Care. Responsible for staffing, scheduling, and employee relations. Responsible for competency and education of staff, development and evaluation of clinical programs. RN will work directly with the interdisciplinary team, VHSO Education Service, Medical Center Leadership, and other departments within the medical center. Excellent organizational and customer service skills are required. Functions of assigned duties are as follows but not limited to:

• Demonstrates ability to function effectively in the Nurse Manager role requiring application of problem-solving skills at the unit level, and use of team approaches to identify, analyze, and resolve problems
• Takes a leadership role in utilizing problem-solving methodologies to resolve system and/or process problems that impact patient care of staff performance at the unit level
• Demonstrates effective leadership in identifying programs or staff performance that create opportunities for improvement
• Collaboratively works with the Assistant Nurse Manager to evaluate staff performance and take appropriate action as needed
• Serves as a resource and advocate in resolving legal ethic issues such as, Advanced Directive and the protection of patient/family rights
• Serves as a consultant and role model in providing clinical care and assures needed staff and supplies are present
• Promotes effective communication among health care team members, including the patient, family, and significant others
• Participates in frequent team meetings. Integrates recommendations of the multidisciplinary team members into a single plan of care
• Completing tasks such as, but not limited to, employee proficiencies/competencies, leading staff meetings, Omnicell/Pandora report investigations, VATAS Time and Attendance approvals, staff education, employee counseling, tracers, audits, schedules, staffing methodology reports, and attending management meetings/participate in committees per assignment
• Maintains professional knowledge and skills based on currently published or communicated information though reading, workshops, etc.
• Maintains records for call-ins (AL, SL, CB), Overtime (OT), Compensatory time (CT), and service computation dates (seniority)
• Serves as a Leave granting official
• Assesses educational needs to implement program or service practice changes, develops and implements and education plan to meet needs for self or other staff in program/service
• Actively evaluates practice for a program or service, based on established professional community or regulatory standards (i.e., JC) and recommending/implementing changes to meet those standards
• Responsible for staff compliance with Service & Medical Center goals and Network performance standards
• Ensures all staff completed annual mandatory review and facilitates unit-in-service education programs
• Responsible for individualized orientation and staff development based on staff's abilities and required competencies
• Collaborates with other disciplines and caregivers and uses group processes for decision making in interdisciplinary team, consistently demonstrating skilled communication techniques
• Identifies problem areas for monitoring and evaluation, active in analyzing findings and changing practice based on patient outcomes with resultant improvement in patient care

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 31, 2024 or until vacancy is filled. The first group of eligible applicants will be reviewed December 12, 2024. Subsequent reviews will be conducted as needed until position is filled.

Major Duties include, but not limited to:

• Participating in the implementation and development of the Palliative and Hospice Care (PHC) program throughout WCHCS.
• Overseeing day to day coordination of PHC responsibilities for both inpatient and consult services.
• Development of educational materials for faculty, residents, and other trainees in conjunction with palliative care team.
• Development of educational materials for patients and families with regards to hospice and palliative care issues in conjunction with the palliative care team.
• Staff educational in-services for hospice and palliative care.
• Leading Palliative Care Committee meetings
• Leading Hospice Interdisciplinary Team meetings
• The Palliative and Hospice Care Program Manager executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of the palliative and/or hospice patient.
• He/she is accountable for adhering to established policies, standards of care and standards of practice and for demonstrating leadership and accomplishments when providing patient care and in developing and implementing programs to improve the delivery of patient care.
• The incumbent screens patients for the medical necessity, and provides appropriate care for veterans, taking into consideration their diagnosis, and physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs.
• Develops and manages a plan of care which will assure quality of care, access to care and cost efficiency regardless of payer source.
• Demonstrates continued ongoing education in the field.
• Participates in Palliative Care Clinic
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief of GEC.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

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

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

The incumbent serves as a Social Work Program Coordinator, locally titled Caregiver Support Program (CSP) Manager, which provides a state-of-the-art continuum of services, education, and resources to caregivers of Veterans with complex needs. The incumbent oversees service delivery and coordination of care activities for family caregivers who provide personal care services to eligible Veterans regardless of period of service. The CSP includes the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and the Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS) at the VA Health Care System.

The incumbent provides the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for the assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; selection of staff, training of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.

• Develops and facilitates CSP-program-focused direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for VA facility staff and the community.
• Develops and implements a plan for outreach to Veterans and Veteran caregivers who may benefit from the CSP program services (but who do not presently use VA for their health care needs).
• Maintains a current network of referral resources to include peer support mentoring groups, caregiver skill-building and self-care educational opportunities, mental health support, legal and financial services.
• Directly supervises the VA HCS Caregiver Support Coordinator(s) (CSC) and, when applicable, the Program Support Assistant (PSA) and other interprofessional staff assigned to the Caregiver Support Program.
• Coordinates program implementation with multiple clinical services across all campus locations within the VA facility, including but not limited to nursing; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and mental health and primary care providers.
• May provide clinical interventions to the Veteran and caregiver populations served by the programs.
• Develops policies and procedures for program operation and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.
• Plans organizes, and coordinates administrative, operational, clinical, and personnel activities for the CSP program,
• Provides oversight of facility CSP program fiscal matters of the functions supervised (which would include fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecasts resource and equipment needs, and administers the allocated budget.
• Manages CSP clinical and business operations, accountability for program effectiveness, and modification of service patterns to comply with the delivery of standardized processes.
• Develops a data-driven, continuous quality improvement program with established goals and outcomes to evaluate and document the program's effectiveness.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

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

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

The incumbent serves as a Social Work Program Coordinator, locally titled Caregiver Support Program (CSP) Manager, which provides a state-of-the-art continuum of services, education, and resources to caregivers of Veterans with complex needs. The incumbent oversees service delivery and coordination of care activities for family caregivers who provide personal care services to eligible Veterans regardless of period of service. The CSP includes the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and the Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS) at the VA Health Care System.

The incumbent provides the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for the assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; selection of staff, training of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.

• Develops and facilitates CSP-program-focused direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for VA facility staff and the community.
• Develops and implements a plan for outreach to Veterans and Veteran caregivers who may benefit from the CSP program services (but who do not presently use VA for their health care needs).
• Maintains a current network of referral resources to include peer support mentoring groups, caregiver skill-building and self-care educational opportunities, mental health support, legal and financial services.
• Directly supervises the VA HCS Caregiver Support Coordinator(s) (CSC) and, when applicable, the Program Support Assistant (PSA) and other interprofessional staff assigned to the Caregiver Support Program.
• Coordinates program implementation with multiple clinical services across all campus locations within the VA facility, including but not limited to nursing; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and mental health and primary care providers.
• May provide clinical interventions to the Veteran and caregiver populations served by the programs.
• Develops policies and procedures for program operation and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.
• Plans organizes, and coordinates administrative, operational, clinical, and personnel activities for the CSP program,
• Provides oversight of facility CSP program fiscal matters of the functions supervised (which would include fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecasts resource and equipment needs, and administers the allocated budget.
• Manages CSP clinical and business operations, accountability for program effectiveness, and modification of service patterns to comply with the delivery of standardized processes.
• Develops a data-driven, continuous quality improvement program with established goals and outcomes to evaluate and document the program's effectiveness.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until February 24, 2025, or until all positions are filled. The first cut-off date is December 6, 2024. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated. After that time, you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period.

• Designated first-line supervisory authority and is responsible and accountable for the 24/7 operation of their assigned units and provides coverage for other NMs as needed.
• Responsible and accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance.
• Functions as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team.
• Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence based cutting-edge programs/processes.
• 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.
• Cultivates alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.
• 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).
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of care based on age specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and participating in process improvement initiatives.

General Description of Assigned Duties;

The registered nurse provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or
otherwise legally authorized provider. The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).

Specific Duties;

The incumbent is accountable to the Chief Nurse for Community Care. The incumbent is a registered professional nurse, qualified by education and experience. The incumbent accepts responsibility for assessing, developing, implementing, evaluating and revising the program elements performed by the Community Care staff. He/she coordinates with Care in the Community staff, VAAAHS providers, non-VA providers, and non-VA facilities regarding program elements. These elements include outpatient non-VA care, inpatient non-VA care, authorizations, claims review, appointment scheduling, and other Community Care program elements. The goal of Community Care is to facilitate high quality, appropriate, and cost-effective care for Veterans receiving non-VA care. Clinical oversight of the non-VA care processes is provided by the Chief of Staff and/or designated appointee. He/she promotes, creates, demonstrates and ensures a culturally diverse workforce in which the values and needs of all individuals are respected. The duties of Community Care Nurse Manager are considered a non-bargaining unit assignment, since the duties involve supervision of assigned personnel and engagement in administrative work, in other than a purely clerical capacity. The Community Care Nurse Manager executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of patient care for adult and geriatric patients, in accordance with the Michigan Nurse Practice Act, Medical center, and VA standards of care. The Community Care Nurse Manager has continuing responsibility for all the following functions: (1) planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work; (2) assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of subordinates; (3) evaluating the performance of subordinates; (4) making recommendations for appointments, advancements, or reassignments of subordinates; (5) giving advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters; (6) hearing and resolving complaints of subordinates and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors; (7) recommending and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate; and (8) identifying developmental and training needs of subordinates and providing or making provision for such development and training (VA Handbook 5007, Part III, Chapter 8). The Community Care Nurse Manager is also responsible for performance measures, performance improvement, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards. The Community Care Nurse Manager is responsible for time scheduling of the unit, coaching staff, dealing with employee conduct and performance issues, completing and submitting recurring reports, proficiencies and performance evaluations in a timely manner. The Community Care Nurse Manager participates on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care.

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: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Compressed/Flexible: No
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws

• Reviews, audits, and implements corrective action, where needed, for all components of medication management, i.e. purchasing, preparation, dispensing, storage, administration.
• Provides oversight for medication error reporting within pharmacy service.
• Manages the adverse drug reaction reporting system (VA ADERS).
• Develops/ coordinates emergency management policies and procedures.
• Conducts weekly inventory of pharmacy drug cache.
• Maintains all inventory records of pharmacy drug cache.
• Coordinates all controlled substances destructions with Supply Chain Management, the controlled substances Coordinator, and medication destruction vendor.
• Maintains controlled substances destruction program including all appropriate records and monitors.
• Provides staff education on regulations and standards in collaboration with the Facility Program Manager, Pharmacy Education.
• Reviews, audits, and implements corrective action, where needed, for regulatory compliance such as The Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General, and the Drug Enforcement Agency.

The Program Manager (PM) Risk Management is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care within the program focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Follows 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 the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.

The Registered Nurse (RN) Program Manager executes position responsibilities that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management of program aspects. The PM demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact the standard of care and safety of staff while caring for all patients throughout the continuum of care. Accountable for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating the program and the staff who support it. The PM is responsible for leading a facility wide program for all services within the organization that meets the requirements of National Directives. They will oversee the provision of staff education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement consultation related to the program.

RN PM participates in quality improvement activities for nursing and develops performance measures to ensure programmatic outcomes are successful. Ensures the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are understood by the team and integrated into the program's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and products, and services.

Preferred Experience:

• VA Risk Management experience; preferred.
• BSN; preferred.
• MSN; highly desired.
• Yellow Belt Certified; preferred.
• VA Change Practitioner

Included but are not limited to:

• The Assistant Nurse Manager reports directly to the Nurse Manager of Urgent Care. The Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for the oversight of daily operations of the department in the absence of the Nurse Manager.
• The Assistant Nurse Manager assumes responsibility for staffing and scheduling of permanent and supplemental nursing staff and ensures that assignments of the staff reflect their appropriate utilization, compliance with staffing guidelines, and The Joint Commission standards. This includes weekend rotation schedule of staff as well as holiday and yearly vacation schedule for RN staff.
• Manages clinical issues, performance improvement activities, customer service and safety and satisfaction including any follow up.
• Assist the Nurse Manager with statistical daily and monthly Urgent Care data Collection.
• Actively participates in Hospital Committees.
• Assist the Nurse Manger in all issues affecting nursing including standards of practice, credentialing, training, yearly competencies, functional statements, position descriptions, proficiency reports, performance appraisals, policies, procedures, protocols, and competencies.
• Cover as bedside RN in the Urgent care if needed to support proper staffing.
• Manage and run patient reports and audits, complete the proper follow up as well as proper documentation.
• Equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promotes a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Provide leadership in day-to-day operations and input into the strategic planning process for the attainment of organizational goals

• This is not a Bargaining Unit Position
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by a special rate.

Order of Referral: Applications received up to 11:59p.m. EST on the date in which 75 minimally qualified applications is reached will receive first consideration. Applications received after 11:59p.m. EST on the date in which 75 minimally qualified applications are received may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Additional applications will be reviewed in one day increments at management request.

This position may be filled as virtual (i.e., the employee may work at a VA facility or VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and may telework) and is authorized for telework up to 50%. VA supports the use of telework and filling virtually to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. Telework eligibility and potential duty location may be discussed during the interview process.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership skills.
• Provides leadership and oversight for VACO clinical and administrative operations as directed by the National Program Manager, Purchased Long Term Services and Supports.
• Supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of Veteran-driven and organizational goals.
• Relates effectively with VACO and program healthcare executives, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the network and facility levels.
• Assists the National Program Manager with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them.
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment and revision of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of Veteran care.
• Provides program management of the Skilled Home Care programs and acts to improve the quality and oversight of these programs.
• Coordinating activities related to the planning, development, and execution of all related skilled home care programs, coordinating the general program support work such as collection, compilation, research, and/or tracking of data and program information.
• Advises and provides technical and clinical expertise on overall operations and functions for all Veterans Heath Administration (VHA) Skilled Home Care program activities and collaborates across numerous offices and locations.
• Performs high level administrative or technical program work in support of the program, office, or of the organization.
• Provides leadership in the development, enhancement, and improvement of national standards, policies, and guidelines to improve the effectiveness, quality, and oversight of Skilled Home Care
  programs and for Veterans who require these services.
• Supports national and VISN level activities and field facilities by providing clinical program and policy guidance and assistance with the development of interdisciplinary approaches to the accomplishment of strategic plans and initiatives related to the Skilled Home Care programs.