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Job Field: Security
Location: Albany, New York

Salary: $45,807.00 - $79,035.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (518)626-6766

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 1037587

Duties:

Management and implementation of Patient Safety policies and activities throughout the VA Medical Center and CBOC's. This includes working with all levels of staff. Ability to provide leadership and education to root cause analysis and other safety implementations. Responsible for action within complex situations that exist related to Patient Safety. Ability to analyze data related to patient safety.

Our Mission: 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, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions 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.  For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/

 

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Current Stratton VAMC QM Employee
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Bachlelor's Degree in Nursing
• Clinical Inpatient/Outpatient Experience
• American Heart BLS Certification
• US Citizenship