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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Women Veterans Program Manager(Supervisor)

Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$73K/yr - $134K/yr

3+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) responsible for assessing and implementing services for women Veterans. The role involves comprehensive planning for Women's Health issues to enhance the quality of care for women Veterans and ensure their needs are met.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Ensures the coordination and provision of gender-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 gender 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

Serves as an advocate to women Veterans by identifying issues pertinent to their care and mobilizing resources for resolution

Qualification

Nursing LicenseWomen's Health ExperiencePatient Care CoordinationData AnalysisCultural CompetenceLeadershipCommunication

Required

U.S. 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

You may be required to serve a probationary period

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

Must pass pre-employment physical examination

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English

Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)

Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)