Associate Director of Patient Care Services

Bronx VA Healthcare System's James J. Peters VA Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Leader to join our team as Associate Director of Patient Care Services.  The ADPCS is a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and is the top executive within nursing services. The ADPCS is the chief spokesperson for organized nursing services and is the catalyst for the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of optimal Veteran-centered organizational goals.

In this role, you will be a key leader in strategic planning, organization assessment, and program development. The ADPCS participates with other strategic thought leaders to initiate and execute planning and decision-making processes. They have the authority and responsibility for establishing standards for the practice of nursing at the health care system level ensuring the continuous and timely availability of quality nursing services.

• Lead the practice of nursing for VA Bronx including all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and allied health staff (LPNs, NAs, etc.) regardless of line authority.
• Direct line authority over the Deputy Associate Director Patient Care Services (DADPCS), Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Chaplain Service, and Social Work Service (SWS).
• Exercises final authority and approval for the following: job descriptions, policies, and procedures; standards of patient care, treatment, and services; nursing practice standards; staffing plans; functional statements; and standards to measure, assess, and improvement of patient outcomes.
• Delegates activities to those service lines under the purview of the ADPCS.
• Ensures all registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and licensed practical/vocational nurses are licensed, certified, and/or registered upon employment, and thereafter.
• Promotes a healthy work environment for nursing through the implementation of shared decision-making; a spirit of inquiry and the use of evidence-based practice; and an academic environment supportive of education and research to promote the profession of nursing.
• Champions a High Reliability Organization (HRO) founded on a collective mindfulness approach to develop evidence-based health care solutions that promote a culture of prevention and safety

Requirements:

• 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)
• Holds a 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
• US Citizen

Hours: Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p

VA offers a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package.

Compensation package highlights:

• Federal health insurance plans
• Federal 401k with employer contribution
• Federal Pension that is vested in just 5 years and
• Healthcare coverage for retirees (subject to plan availability and federal requirements)
• 50 days total of paid time off with limited carryover 

About VA Bronx

The VA Bronx Healthcare System provides outstanding health care, trains America’s future healthcare providers, and conducts important medical research. 

Healthcare and Services

We provide health care services at 4 locations in the Bronx, northern Queens, and Westchester counties. Facilities include our James J. Peters VA Medical Center and 3 community-based outpatient clinics in Queens, White Plains, and Yonkers. 

The VA Bronx Healthcare System is one of the leading healthcare systems serving Veterans in the New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network. We’re an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (VISN 2), which includes medical centers and clinics in New York and New Jersey. 

Research and Development

At the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, we conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and healthcare leaders, and create innovations that advance healthcare for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and health care for all.

Our world-renowned research program, housed in a separate research building built in 1985, has been widely recognized for its many achievements. Our researchers have received many national and international awards, including the Nobel Prize.

Major research areas include:

• Viral oncogenesis
• AIDS
• Prosthetic devices for spinal cord injuries (SCI)
• Metabolic alterations in SCI patients
• Alzheimer's disease
• Psychiatry
• Kidney (renal) research
• Disorders associated with alcoholism, tobacco, and digestion
• The James J. Peters VA Medical Center has created a spinal cord tissue bank and a brain bank to help with research and treatment. We also support accredited research programs in our Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Mental Illness Research Education Clinical Center, and Rehabilitation Research and Development Center.

Teaching and Learning

Our James J. Peters VA Medical Center is a teaching hospital that provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research.

We have active affiliations with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Columbia Presbyterian School of Medicine. We offer approved residency training programs in 16 medical and 2 dental specialties, including fully integrated residency programs in general surgery and medicine and subspecialties like psychiatry, general dentistry, oral surgery, rehabilitation medicine, urology, neurology, and pathology.

We also offer graduate and postgraduate training programs in dietetics, psychology, social work, speech pathology, pharmacy, podiatry, rehabilitation therapies, and health care administration. In addition, we have a hemodialysis unit for the treatment of chronic and acute kidney disease and a radiation therapy service that serves as a consultation and referral center for complicated cancer cases.

We’re proud of our partnerships with top institutions and organizations that support the educational mission of the VA.

The James J. Peters VAMC is a tertiary care facility classified as a Clinical Referral Level 1 Facility. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. The James J. Peters VAMC is a part of VA Network 3, which includes facilities in Brooklyn, Castle Point, Manhattan, Montrose, Northport, St. Albans (Queens), New York and East Orange and Lyons, New Jersey.

Today the James J. Peters VAMC has 311 authorized hospital beds and 120 nursing home beds and operates several regional referral points including Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and VISN referrals for Medical/Surgical subspecialties. For example, the James J. Peters VAMC SCI Patient Care Center is the referral point for VISN’s 2, 3 and 4 as well as Department of Defense (DOD) new SCI patients. 

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service