Registered Nurse-Risk Manager

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Registered Nurse (RN) Quality Management Consultant/Risk Manager serves as a facility content expert and provide oversight of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) Risk Management Program throughout the facility and affiliated community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). The RN is the administrator and program manager, educator, and direct service provider for the Risk Management Program.

• Start your career here. A Career At VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Can Take You Places (youtube.com) The RN Risk Manager is responsible for administration of the Integrated Risk Management Program. Duties of the position are, but not limited to: Facility content expert and provide oversight of Risk Management Program throughout the facility and affiliated CBOCs. Responsible for administration of the Integrated Risk Management Program. Knowledgeable of current VA Guidelines, policies, Federal regulations, and laws. Ensure compliance with VHA and Network Directives, laws, and regulatory standards pertaining to the Integrated Risk Management Program; including laws and regulatory standards from the community outside of the purview of the Veterans Administration. Consultant to VASLCHCS employees on risk management related issues. Provide comprehensive reporting and analysis of all programmatic outcomes and make recommendations to top management. Effective communication and collaboration with non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities as well as VA health care professionals and administrators. Possess effective public speaking skills. Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with a wide variety of individuals and organizations. Provides strong leadership, demonstrate expertise in administrative role and as a program manager, educator, and direct service provider. Responsibilities will be dictated by the needs of the program and may change as the program progresses. Develop program(s), provide oversight, and continuously improve initiatives. Communicate policies, goals, and complex data clearly and concisely in both written and verbal formats. Ability to collaborate effectively and use group processes to identify, analyze, and resolve problems. Other duties as assigned. 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 to Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: This position is authorized for telework - situational (ad hoc) and has NOT been authorized as virtual or remote. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

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