Nurse- Activations Coordinator
What you'd do
The Activations Coordinator Nurse serves as a strategic leader who leverages innovative and collaborative approaches to support nursing operations. This role provides comprehensive oversight of all activation phases affecting nursing services, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, and optimal patient care outcomes.
Major duties
The Activations Coordinator Nurse duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Provides leadership, responsibility and accountability for all phases of activation planning for new construction, renovation, expansion or reconfiguration of clinical and administrative areas. Participation in early strategic planning, business case development, financial and capital planning discussions and alignment with organizational growth initiatives. Collaborates with Executive Leadership, Clinical Services, Facilities Management, Engineering, Logistics and other key stakeholders to ensure activation efforts reflect operational, regulatory and patient care requirements. Serves as the central communication and coordination point for Nursing Service for activation initiatives, maintaining structured project documentation, tracking milestones, escalating risks and providing executive level updates as needed. Works closely with the Strategic Planner, the Clinical Assets Coordinator, as well as the Design Team, and serves as a member of designated facility level committees/councils applicable to strategic planning and activation. Travel will be required to meet with Leadership Teams and stakeholders at existing sites of care as well as new and potential sites of care. Provides clinical input into space planning, workflow design, environmental considerations, furniture, fixtures, equipment and infrastructure planning to support safe and efficient care delivery. Partners with construction and project management teams to align scheduling, phasing and transition planning activities to minimize operational disruption. Oversees comprehensive operational readiness planning, including equipment and technology integration, staffing alignment, policy and procedure development, regulatory preparedness and safety compliance. Directs and coordinates move in activities, validates space functionality, supports frontline staff during implementation, and ensures timely resolution of operational issues. During the post activation period, conducts focused stabilization activities, including monitoring initial performance outcomes, resolving early process gaps, and working with leadership to refine workflows and space utilization until full operational stability is achieved. Establishes and sustains effective communication across all levels of medical center personnel and relates effectively with all customers, families, and community agencies, as well as program and service leaders at the local, network and national levels. Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of the entire Nursing Service in the performance of their current duties, as well as in planning after activation. Assists in policy-making activities as related to customer service and the overall functioning of both existing and new administrative and clinical programs. Collaborates with other health care staff to maintain existing and create new programs that cross service and/or discipline lines and influence organizational mission and overall health care delivery. Collects data, monitors staff compliance with relevant policies, directives, and standards, provides reports detailing trends, and provides direct staff support to all services. Participate in several facility councils, committees, and workgroups. Works in concert with leaders and others to sustain safety, modeling High Reliability Organization (HRO) practices. Performs duties directly contributing to high quality and safe patient care within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Directly supports facility leadership in areas of planning, organization, development, direction, and evaluation within the facility. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm, Flexible based on the needs of the service Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
Basic Requirements: 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.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification. Grade Determinations: The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12997516. Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse I, Level I Delivers fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies. An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required. Nurse I, Level II Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex. An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required. Nurse I, Level III Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience. Nurse II Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience. Nurse III Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting. MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III. *Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees. Preferred Experience: Evidence of Belt/Systems Redesign training/experience/certification Professional Governance participation Preceptor/charge nurse experience/training (combination of experience and training is acceptable) Evidence-Based Practice experience/training (combination of experience and training is acceptable) 3-5 years RN clinical/bedside experience Involvement in Process Improvement/Quality Improvement initiatives Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: This position may require potentially long periods of continued Heavy lifting of 45 pounds and over, Moderate lifting of 15-44 pounds, Heavy carrying of 45 pounds and over, Moderate carrying of 15-44 pounds, Light carrying under 15 pounds, Straight pulling for 1-2 hours, Pushing for 1 hour, Reaching above shoulder, Use of fingers, Walking for 8-10 hours, Standing for 8-10 hours, Repeated bending .5 hours, Both legs required, Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, Both eyes required, Depth perception, Ability to distinguish basic colors, Ability to distinguish shades of colors, Hearing (aid may be permitted) Mental and emotional stability, Simple grasping for 2-4 hours, Sitting for 8 hours, Fine manipulation for 4-8 hours, Twisting for 2 hours.
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