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Job Field: Hospitality Jobs
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Salary: $65,550.00 - $97,505.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (317)988-2328

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 731487

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.

VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.  

 

Job Summary: A vacancy exists in PCS/Mental Health for a Unit Manager for 5 East, Acute Inpatient Psychiatry. The incumbent will have responsibility for evaluation and maintenance of patient care and treatment programs, resource utilization management, staff development, and ensuring adequate staffing for this 16 bed unit.  The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for delivery of quality patient care, including documentation, demonstration of clinical competence and continuous Performance Improvement projects.  The incumbent is responsible for monitoring/ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures, and for ensuring that the unit achieves and maintains compliance with JCAHO standards, VA policies, and both national and VISN Performance Measures.  Collaborates with appropriate staff for program development, quality care and resource planning; collaborates with the multidisciplinary team in planning, directing and implementing programming on the unit.

 

For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .  

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U.S. Citizenship

Full unrestricted State Registered Nurse Licensure required.

Must pass pre-employment examination.

Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.

Background and/or Security Investigation required.

English Language Proficiency required.