The Nursing Excellence Coordinator serves as a key leader in advancing a culture of nursing excellence across the organization. This role supports system-wide initiatives aligned with the ANCC Pathway to Excellence® and Magnet Recognition Program®, guiding professional governance, evidence-based practice, and performance improvement efforts.
The Coordinator collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to strengthen professional practice environments, enhance patient care outcomes, and ensure alignment with organizational mission and strategic priorities. Responsibilities include coordinating program activities, leading data-driven improvement work, supporting staff engagement, and promoting innovation, lifelong learning, and high-reliability principles throughout all nursing service areas.
The role requires strong leadership, analytical capability, project management skills, and the ability to foster alignment, mentorship, and collaboration across the facility and Veterans Integrated Service Network. Duties listed but not limited to: Serves as the subject-matter expert for ANCC Pathway to Excellence® and Magnet Recognition Program® standards.
Coordinate application, designation, and re-designation processes, including document preparation, readiness assessments, timelines, and gap analyses. Advise and support Shared Governance councils.Promote structures that strengthen nursing engagement, autonomy, and decision-making. Act as an expert consultant for EBP, inquiry projects, and best-practice implementation.
Guide performance improvement initiatives related to safety, reliability, patient experience, and outcomes Develop and maintain data-management systems supporting PTE/Magnet readiness. Analyze trends, prepare progress reports, and support long-term strategic planning. Collaborate with interdisciplinary leadership to ensure nursing excellence aligns with facility and VISN priorities. Participate in service-level, facility, and national strategic-planning activities.
Create and support environments that promote nurse well-being, growth, and high-quality patient care Assess outcomes of EBP changes, professional-practice initiatives, and clinical-environment improvements Provide recommendations that influence policies and operations across nursing departments Support nursing administration leadership (including ADPCS) in evaluating and improving the nursing practice milieu Perform other duties as assigned in support of nursing excellence.
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 0730 -1600 with flexibility as needed by service Telework: Not eligible for Telework Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Preferred Experience 3-5 Years Clinical RN Experience Current Leadership/Management experience in the last 3 years Previous Magnet or Pathway experience
Shanika.Early@va.gov · 727-398-6661 X64236
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $78737 – $151012/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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