Job Description: Assistant Director of Nursing
Company: Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs
Location: Union Grove, Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
Job Category: Assistant Director of Nursing
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $$94,764.80 -
Yearly
Assistant Director of Nursing
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
Making a difference in the lives of Wisconsin veterans.
Applications are only accepted via wisc.jobs
Deadline: The deadline to apply is July 14, 2021.
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to collaborate with the Director of Nursing Services for oversight of the care provided to members at our Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove. The Home is a 24/7/365 skilled nursing, long-term care facility that specializes in providing comfort, support, and professional healthcare services to elderly or disabled veterans and their spouses. Our facility is in Racine County, a short drive from Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and other key locations throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Come join our dedicated nursing management team!
Position Summary
As a leader of the nursing supervisory team, the incumbent assists with developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care programs, policies, and procedures; monitoring the nursing services operating budget; and coordinating nursing care with other institutional services to ensure quality member care 24-hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. The position has responsibility and accountability for supervising assigned staff; overseeing direct and indirect patient care; ensuring appropriate staffing; and assessing and ensuring program compliance with federal and state regulations as well as the mission, philosophy, policies and procedures of WDVA, WVHUG. The incumbent serves in a leadership role and mentors nursing staff.
Salary Information
Starting salary is $94,764.80 per year, plus an attractive employee benefits package.
This position is in pay schedule-range 50-11. For current or eligible former State employees, pay on appointment will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin Compensation Plan.
This position is not represented by a bargaining unit.
Job Details
Due to the nature of the position, WDVA will conduct a criminal background check prior to an offer of employment.
Employment in this position is contingent upon passing a pre-employment tuberculosis (TB) skin test.
This job requires adjusting or increasing work hours as needed to meet WVHUG operational needs.
A 12-month probationary period may be required.
Qualifications
This position requires that the incumbent hold a current Registered Nurse license in the State of Wisconsin or Nurse Licensure Compact state.
In addition to this requirement, minimally-qualified applicants will have experience:
- Supervising staff (e.g., interviewing, hiring, establishing the functions for a position, establishing and enforcing performance standards, conducting employee evaluations, counseling and/or coaching employees, communicating with staff regarding timeliness and quality of work product, mentoring, reporting and/or addressing concerns, participating in disciplinary actions, coordinating input from staff, directing and prioritizing activities of employees, training, resolving conflict, etc.)
Well-qualified applicants will also have experience providing nursing services in a long-term-care setting.
How To Apply
To be eligible for consideration for this position, complete the online application process. For instructions, refer to the following link: Applying to State Service. You will be required state your Registered Nurse credential and attach a resume and letter of qualifications. To ease the application process, upload your documents to WiscJobs prior to attaching them.
NOTE: In the WiscJobs system that was implemented in April 2021, applicants are not able to update or change their application materials after they are submitted. Make certain that your resume and letter are how you want them to be before you finalize the application.
After the established deadline, applicant credentials will be verified, resumes and letters will be evaluated by one or more job experts, and the most-qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Failure to complete all steps of the process by the application deadline will result in an incomplete application, which will not be considered.
Current or former permanent, classified State employees who are eligible for transfer or reinstatement into a position assigned to pay schedule-pay range 50-11, should complete the online application process.
Veterans are encouraged to apply. For information on veterans’ hiring programs that may benefit you, go to the Employment Assistance page on WDVA's website. Qualified veterans with a 30%-or-more, service-connected disability are eligible for consideration for non-competitive appointment to permanent positions in classified civil service under s. 230.275, WI Stats. For information on how to apply under this provision, please contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without WDVA sponsorship) at the time of application.
If you have questions regarding an accommodation for the application process, contact J Lea Roberts at jlea.roberts@wisconsin.gov.