The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Professional Practice and Development Coordinator position in Dallas, TX. This role contributes to elevating care quality across specified areas by providing constructive feedback, distributing essential knowledge for safe nursing practice, and fostering ongoing professional development.
Supports and serves as the subject matter expert for professional clinical practice to the Patient Care Services. Provides leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility to support nursing practice at the point of care. Responsible for facilitating the development, promotion, and diffusion of best nursing practices working closely with the Nursing Professional Practice Committee leadership team.
Reports directly to the Deputy Associate Director for Patient Care Services - patient flow (D, AD/PCS). Responsible for collaborating with all the nursing service leaderships in the development and implementation of policies and practices that support high-quality healthcare delivery by RNs, LVN, NA, and HTs.
Uses professional nursing principles, theories, and practices, along with knowledge in nursing practice to achieve optimal structure, programs, policies, and tools to facilitate initiatives to meet the needs of the VANTHCS, emphasizing patient-centered care across the continuum of health care settings and excellence in nursing care delivery practices.
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 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Bargaining Unit Status: This position is part of the bargaining unit.
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. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
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.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $78714 – $181738/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-12.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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