Registered Nurse - Assistant Manager (Mental Health)

The VA New Jersey Health Care System is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse - Assistant Nurse Manager to join the Mental Health Service Acute Psychiatry Unit at the East Orange Medical Center. This leadership role supports a high-performing interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing safe, recovery-oriented, Veteran-centered psychiatric care.

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) partners with the Nurse Manager to provide leadership and operational oversight for the 24/7 operations of the unit, promoting excellence in patient care, staff development, quality outcomes, and a culture of safety. He/she may also provide leadership coverage for other clinical areas as needed. The RN Assistant Nurse Manager has responsibility and accountability for the direction and supervision of specific training, development, orientation, and provides input into the evaluation of individual staff performance. The incumbent functions as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team. He/she will enhance care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers, and implementing new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes. The incumbent will engage in professional organization to enhance leadership, career growth, and adhere to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels. He/she will equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promotes a culture of accountability for high-quality cost-effective outcomes, and cultivate alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence. Duties to include, but are not limited to: Function as a clinical expert and be responsible for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. Contribute to the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Align nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution. Promote an inclusive workplace valuing diversity to achieve the organizations vision and mission. Maintain knowledge and ensure compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, directives, policies, and standard operating procedures. Assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction. Influence care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team and creating innovative process improvement initiatives. Provide coverage for other facility Assistant Nurse Managers as needed. All other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-time. Days (7:00 AM - 3:30 PM) with weekend and holiday rotation. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package VA Nurse Total Rewards to include: Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

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. 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. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. 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.