Assistant Director of Nursing

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Tacoma, WA

Job Title: Assistant Director of Nursing

Position:

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8-hour shifts

Work Type: On-Site

Location

Address:

City: Tacoma

State: WA

ZIP Code:

Job Responsibilities

Functions as a self-directed clinical leader, educator, and consultant utilizing management theory in collaboration with Patient Care Service (PCS) and other services.
Establishes and maintains effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel, customers, families, and the community.
Assists Nurse Managers (NM) to carry out expected functions and activities.
Contributes ideas and recommendations for establishing standards of care, policies, and objectives for nursing organization-wide.
Demonstrates leadership at the service and/or hospital level.
Performs administrative functions to assist the Director of Nursing (DON) with aggregate data and participate in the budget process.
Provides leadership in determining resource allocation based on patient care systems.
Actively supports and role models patient-family centered care concepts.
Engages in professional organizations for leadership and career growth.
Adheres to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at all levels.
Cultivates alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening and emotional intelligence.
Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards, policies, and SOP.
Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes.
Responsible for making recommendations for staff appointments, advancements/promotions, or reassignments.
Provides advice, counsel or instruction on work-related matters and resolves complaints or escalated concerns.

Required Skills

Core Skills

Leadership
Clinical expertise
Patient care management
Administrative knowledge
Excellent communication skills

Preferred Skills

3 years experience as a nurse manager or in a progressive leadership role in an ambulatory care setting.
Experience in coaching, mentoring, and engaging employees in process improvement.
Experience with survey preparation and facility project development.
Master's Degree in Nursing.

Requirements

Experience: 3 years experience as a nurse manager or in a progressive leadership role.

Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing accredited by ACEN or CCNE.

License & Certification:

Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8-hour shifts.

COVID-19 Requirements: Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.

Benefits

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
Traditional federal pension with 5 years vesting.
Federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA.
Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance.