The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports the Nurse Manager with supervisory duties and responsibility and accountability for the 24/7 operations of their designated units. The ANM has responsibility and accountability for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and provides input into the evaluation of individual staff performance.
They function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team.
Duties include but are not limited to: Demonstrates and educates staff on providing excellent customer service. Cultivates an environment of professionalism, excellence and conflictresolution at the clinic and team level. Ensures compliance with VHA, System and clinic policies. Ensures compliance with T JC, other regulatory bodies and standards. Completes clinic unit rounds daily and as needed to address specific issues. Reports to NM by 4 p.m.
daily any incidents (i.e., med errors, falls, threats, and assaults) and completes incident reports. Acts in the absence of the Nurse Manager. Communicates with ACNS, seeks guidance as necessary to ensure patient care needs are met, staff supervised in fair and consistent manner, clinic functioning, and services are maintained.
Assists in regularly providing unit information to nursing administration through accurate verbal and written reports; keeps nursing administration informed regarding critical patient care issues. Assists the Nurse Manager providing overall management of a clinic/area. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals in coordinating care. Responding and issuing out emails on behalf of Nurse Manager.
Management: supports and maintains established operational policies which enable the clinic/area to function in an organized and efficient manner; orients new personnel, for example: nursing staff, medical staff, students. Maintains established in-service and staff development programs. Maintain copy of nursing schedules and unplanned leave electronically for three years or paper copies for three years from last Joint Commission inspection.
Acts in the absence of the Nurse Manager when delegated. Reviews and approves schedules time, providing three weeks of approved leave as required to meet the Master Agreement (the present week and two weeks in advance). Prepares and post or submits in monthly reporting to ACNS by the 5th of each month, according to clinic assignments per ACNS. Completes information for the Balanced Score Card for their clinic by the 5th of the month, includes action plans as required.
Ensures compliance and monitors daily environment of care with Infection Control, National Patient Safety Goals standards, policies and procedures supporting a culture of safety. Monitors and maintains CBOC nursing logs (Environment of care and Point of care). Completes employee ECOMP on the day of employee injury, reviews patient incident reports in JPSR, and checks notifications after events to ensure reports are complete and signed within required time frame.
Works cooperatively with the clinic management team. Uses tact and understanding in difficult or sensitive situations utilizing principles of service recovery. Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all employees, administrative or patient issues/ information, including electronic, print, and conversations. Promotes effective written and verbal communications through monthly meetings with Nursing Staff, e-mails, and huddles.
Ensures individual and group meetings are documented. Plans for own TMS training to be completed timely. Participates in/facilitates appropriate Nursing Committee/Council meetings. Assists Nurse Manager in completed special assignments and is a contributing member of Nursing Service and systems councils and committees. Actively participates in the development of policies, procedures, and standards to promote evidence-based patientdriven care.
Monitors progress of standing orders analyzes variations and initiates appropriate actions. Assigns responsibility for clinic/area coverage when absent. Assesses staffing patterns to ensure that patient care needs are evaluated, met, and maintained using non-traditional appointments. Assists the Nurse Manager in promoting professional development and motivation for employees to work at optimal efficiency.
Assist the Nurse Manager in managing nursing staff in delivering nursing care. Demonstrates sound administrative judgment in making decisions.
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, 08:00am - 04:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $87939 – $158691/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-21.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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