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The Clinic Manager (CM) is a registered nurse assigned to a Community Based Outpatient Clinic and reports to the Service Chief, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The VA Maine Healthcare System, Community Based Outreach Clinic, is seeking to fill one (1) Nurse Manager (NM) vacancy at the Rumford Clinic.
11/06/2019 to 11/17/2019
$69,055 - $115,117 per year
VN 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
00
Yes
Yes
CBAI-10649074-20-HMN
551035900
The Clinic Manager is responsible for the direct supervision of Patient Aligned Care Team Staff as well as the lab staff and has a matrix relationship with several other service line providers and staff at the clinic site. Other services may include mental health, home based care, pharmacy and specialty services such as cardiology. The CM may interface with institutions such as Residency Programs and/or other types of health care learners. The CM has oversight of schedules, appointments, and clinical reminders to ensure patient access and timely patient flow. The role involves the development of the telehealth program that is instrumental to providing care to Veterans in highly rural areas of Maine. The CM is responsible for directing and organizing clinic specific orientation, training, and development of staff; providing direction and supervision to those staff members; and evaluating their performance. The CM collaborates with other service lines to ensure orientation, training, and direction for their staff in the clinic. The CM provides feedback as requested for evaluation of other service line personnel.
The Clinic Manager has responsibility for daily operations of the clinic including environment of care duties. The CM contacts the appropriate CBOC Service Line Administrative Team member for direction and/or assistance when an issue cannot be resolved at the site level. The Clinic Manager provides for the assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation of nursing services and functions as a role model, educator, practitioner and manager by providing leadership to the patients' interdisciplinary team. The CM provides direct patient care that includes assessment, teaching, and implementation of treatment plans.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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.
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time Nurses, and Nurse Anesthetists at the rate of 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: Candidate's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience as an RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/17/2019 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10649074.
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