Incumbent is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses the need for services for women Veterans and implements services for eligible women Veterans as well as to provide oversight to ensure that identified needs are met.
Executes comprehensive planning for Women's Health (WH) issues that improves the overall quality of care provided to women Veterans and achieves program goals and outcomes.
The Registered Nurse Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to the management program aspects. Demonstrates programmatic performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact the standard of care and safety of staff while caring for all women Veteran patients throughout the continuum of care.
Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team, conducting knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes. Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. Participates in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based-practice.
Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations. The WVPM strategically plans, coordinates quality care, evaluates delivery of care including timeliness and outreaches to women Veterans needing services.
Coordinates the provision of comprehensive health care services to women Veterans; plans for the establishment of new specialty or primary programs and the expansion of existing programs to meet the needs of women Veterans who are currently seeking care within the facility and the increasing number expected to do so; ensure equity of access, service and benefits to women Veterans; coordinates the provision of state-of-the-art diagnostic, treatment, consultation and referral services within a comprehensive, integrated health care network; coordinates medical and/or surgical health care services and ensures psychological care of mental health needs, assesses the improved quality of clinical care; collects, develops, and analyzes data derived from these programs to assist in planning for women Veterans' services, and utilizes appropriate clinical indicators and monitoring activities to assure that the care provided is of the highest quality.
The WVPM ensures the coordination and provision of sex-specific and gynecological services; ensures counseling and treatment for sexual trauma; ensures appropriate psychiatric services such as drug and alcohol treatment and group therapy, which may have variations; endocrinology; and oncology (breast and reproductive cancers) to eligible women Veterans. Coordinates input from providers and pharmacy to ensure that appropriate pharmaceuticals are available.
Designated contact person for medical center staff, women Veterans, and their families, as appropriate, who need the facilitation of health care and counseling services. To the extent possible, the WVPM must ensure that the veteran is followed throughout the treatment process to ensure appropriateness and continuity of care. Serves as an advocate to women Veterans by identifying issues pertinent to their care and mobilizing resources for resolution.
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, 0800 - 1630 Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Allan.thongrattana@va.gov · 951-517-6941
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $87200 – $145373/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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