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Assistant Chief Nurse - Primary Care & Outpatient Clinics
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Assistant Chief Nurse (ACN) Primary Care and Outpatient Clinics demonstrate leadership characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for complex population groups and integrated clinical programs that cross service, discipline, and organizational lines. The scope of influence extends beyond individual units to service, facility, VISN, and system levels, directly impacting organizational mission, healthcare delivery, and measurable patient care outcomes.
What You'll Do
- →The Assistant Chief Nurse utilizes a comprehensive, systems-focused approach to nursing leadership that emphasizes evidence-based practice, innovation, and adaptive care delivery.
- →By applying principles of complexity science, systems theory, and healthcare management, the role evaluates and responds to the dynamic nature of outpatient and specialty care environments, ensuring care models remain responsive, efficient, and aligned with evolving Veteran needs.
- →The Assistant Chief Nurse drives the implementation of evidence-based and innovative nursing interventions across microsystems and broader programmatic levels to optimize care delivery and outcomes for diverse populations.
- →The role synthesizes evidence and employs advanced analytical and improvement science methodologies to develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion, disease prevention, and population-based strategies that address complex clinical and operational challenges.
- →The Assistant Chief Nurse applies public health principles and evaluates social drivers of health to inform the development of comprehensive, equitable care programs that reduce disparities and improve access and outcomes across outpatient and specialty care services.
- →Program outcomes are broad, complex, and demonstrable across organizational levels.
- →The Assistant Chief Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing, coordinating, or supervising care.
- →This includes oversight of nursing practice for Primary Care, Traveling Veteran program, and practice oversight of Whole Health, personnel, and clinical resources to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care throughout the continuum.
- →The ACN spearheads quality improvement initiatives using data-driven approaches, advanced performance measurement, and benchmarking against rigorous internal and external standards.
- →Risk identification and mitigation strategies are implemented to optimize patient safety across outpatient and specialty programs.
- →The ACN functions as a self-directed clinical leader, consultant, and collaborator, utilizing management theory in partnership with Patient Care Service and interdisciplinary stakeholders.
- →Effective communication and leadership facilitate collaboration across nursing, medical, and administrative teams to navigate complex care scenarios and achieve shared outcomes.
- →Leadership is demonstrated at the service and facility level through appropriate delegation, functional oversight, and strategic support to the Associate Chief of Nursing Service, Outpatient and Specialty Care.
- →Responsibilities include oversight of specialty and procedural programs, participation in aggregate data analysis, and engagement in budget planning to anticipate current, emerging, and future resource needs.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
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