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Nurse Manager – Behavioral Health

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a full-time, permanent supervisory nurse manager job at the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA, in the Mental Health Service Line of the Veterans Health Administration. The manager leads a team and keeps assigned units running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The announcement says it may also be used to fill additional vacancies.

Telework eligible1 vacancy, which may be used to fill additional vacancies

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

Open to the public. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current federal employees of the VA may also apply under the internal listing.

What you would do

  • Provide or supervise direct patient care using the nursing process
  • Supervise staff, including orientation, training, and performance evaluations
  • Oversee daily operation of assigned units, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Coordinate patient care, education, and self-management across the continuum of care
  • Help develop care models and make sure standards and regulations are followed
  • Lead process improvement efforts with the interdisciplinary team

Do you qualify for VN?

With experience: For the top grade, Nurse III, you need a master's degree in nursing (MSN) and 2 years of specialized nursing experience (experience focused on a specific area of nursing), one year of which must match Nurse II and meet all five dimension requirements. Five years of mental health experience is preferred, and supervisory experience is also preferred.

With education: You must be a graduate of a nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE. For Nurse III, an MSN plus 2 years of specialized nursing experience qualifies, as does a doctoral degree in nursing plus 1 year of specialized nursing experience. Education from foreign schools is not counted as a related degree.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse (RN) license or registration in a U.S. state, territory, or DC

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV) showing clear dates, hours, and duties
  • SF-50 showing your current grade, step, and salary if you are a current federal employee
  • Transcripts if you qualify through education
  • License and any professional certification
  • DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
  • SF-15 with proof if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
  • Disability letter from VA if it applies to you
  • Cover letter and performance appraisal, if they apply to you

How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on the online questionnaire and your documents. Your RN experience is judged on five areas: Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence-Based Practice/Research; the VA will not assume details, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Describe your nursing and mental health experience with specific dates, hours per week, and supervisory duties, because the VA will not assume anything.
  • If you are a current federal employee, upload your SF-50 showing your grade, step, and salary.
  • If you claim veterans' preference, upload your DD-214 and, if needed, your SF-15, and select the preference in the questionnaire.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Weekends or holidays occasionally, if needed. Provides coverage for other nurse managers as needed.

Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and permanent change of station is not authorized. Pay includes possible performance awards.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
  • Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
  • Background and security investigation
  • Online onboarding with a REAL ID-compliant form of identification
  • Required annual seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption
  • Possible probationary period
  • Must be proficient in basic written and spoken English
  • Must have visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, and manual dexterity
  • Long periods of walking, standing, sitting, bending, pushing, and pulling
  • May need to transfer patients and objects

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$83,623 – $144,308 per year
Pay scale and grade
VN · VA nursing
Location
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
Yes
Occupation
Nurse (0610)
Announcement
CBSZ-13101385-27-TDW

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