The RN - High Reliability Specialist Registered Nurse (RN) provides leadership and accountability for the design, oversight, and execution the High Reliability Organization (HRO) program and activities that support the organization's healthcare mission. The nurse serves as a facility expert and consultant for HRO topics.
Responsibilities include the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of HRO activities designated to assess and improve the organization's Culture of Safety.
The Registered Nurse - High Reliability Specialist drives the organization's journey toward Zero Harm by coordinating and implementing HRO activities in accordance with the established standards, directives, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) guidance and is consistent with goals of high reliability.
This position requires strong organizational skills, the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines, and the ability to work independently across all levels of staff.
Major duties include, but are not limited to: Develops, implements, and ensures sustainability of HRO related activities that support Culture of Safety, Leadership Commitment and Engagement, Continuous Process Improvement, Learning Organization, Veteran and Staff Experiences, Just Culture, Psychological Safety, Change Management, and Lean Improvement Methods.
Work independently, developing curriculum and conducting classes to support the work of High Reliability, such as Team Training (initial and refresher), Lean systems, HRO. Tracks and monitors process improvement strategies and drives documentation in the QuITT Application as applicable to standard HRO UBSIs and Systems Redesign QuITT project documentation of continuous process improvements Train the Trainer, etc.
Promotes organizational learning and has responsibility for training clinicians, management, and all relevant support personnel within their facilities. Delivers professional communications and presentations in person, by phone, and electronically. Assists with organizing and completing assigned HRO tasks in an efficient and appropriate manner, managing workload as directed.
Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of HRO-related interdisciplinary activities. Applies principles and theory of high reliability with limited independent application of critical thinking, relying on supervisory guidance for complex or ambiguous situations.
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 through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
ashley.wilson12@va.gov · (843) 301-5327
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $75487 – $150372/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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