The Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)/Accreditation Coordinator works in the Quality and Patient Safety Service Line at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The RN-CNL applies evidence-based practice, complexity science, and improvement strategies to enhance care within diverse populations. The incumbent leads interprofessional teams, advances health equity, evaluates outcomes, and promotes holistic, patient-centered care across the microsystem.
Duties include but are not limited too: Integrates principles of complexity science into healthcare management for adaptive approaches. Applies improvement science to enhance performance measurement and quality improvement. Utilizes data sources to evaluate care outcomes and benchmark against standards. Plans and delivers evidence-based interventions at the microsystems level to optimize care delivery and patient outcomes.
Assess care outcomes using improvement science and systems theory within complex healthcare environments. Coordinates organizational readiness activities/process for survey by Joint Commission (TJC), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and other external reviews. Completes annual reports and data submissions, coordinators document submissions, and tracks external review recommendations to completion. Evaluates previously closed actions for sustained compliance.
Consults with staff and management on ideas for standards/regulatory compliance. Educates staff across the medical center on standards and regulations relevant to care provided and change sin standards and regulations.
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: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday Telework: Eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
lameka.rose@va.gov · 816-922-2008
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $73102 – $131460/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-05.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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