Registered Nurse (Patient Safety Manager) Position Available In Hampshire, Massachusetts

Registered Nurse (Pient Safety Manager) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (CWM) Summary This Registered Nurse (Pient Safety Manager) position is loced in the Quality and Pient Safety Services the Leeds, MA locion. This position is full-time 40 hours per week. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 07/01/2025 Salary $82,070 – $136,820 per year Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Leeds, MA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTD-12751755-25-DT

Control number 839042200 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to Current permanent employees of the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare Systems including Past/Current/Upcoming Gradues of VHA Health Trainee Programs (HPT) are eligible to apply (must send proof such as an SF-50 with applicion) Videos Duties Duties include but not limited to: Designs/redesigns, implements, evalues and collaborively maintains the Medical Center’s Pient Safety Program and High Reliability Organizion (HRO) Program. Collects, monitors, analyzes, and reports pient safety da and makes recommendions for performance improvement. Manages the pient safety reporting system; reporting system; reporting trends, outliers, concerns, and appropriely referring reports for follow up. Appropriely follows up on reported events, using the Pient Safety tools of Focused Review, RCA, local survey, audits, and facilites problem solving and process improvement. Provides expert leadership and facilition for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) teams and other groups th have the objective of improving organizional reliability and pient safety. Ensures th RCAs and HFMEAs are complete, timely, technical requirements are met and all implemention requirements are accurely identified. Tracks completion of action items identified by RCA and HFMEA teams. Works with service chiefs to ensure timely completion of all proposed actions and outcomes and evaluion of their effectiveness. Demonstres thorough knowledge of pient safety standards and requirements of external accrediting and regulory bodies, e.g. Joint Commission, OIG etc. Communices and interacts appropriely and courteously with internal and external partners. Monitors organizional Pient Safety activities using the Nional Pient Safety Goals as defined by the Joint Commission. Maintains confidentiality of pient/employee informion all times and in all forms. Integres both systems improvement and HRO principles into his/her professional practice. Utilizes current evidence-based literure and research on organizional reliability and pient safety science in daily practice. Demonstres excellent group management skills, including the ability to facilite stakeholders through conflict and toward mutually agreeable solutions. Guides and supports staff development from a leadership perspective, using scientific evidence and practice to evalue programs and/or services and their safety and effectiveness. Participes in continuing educion and achieving and maintaining certificion. Sets a high standard for professional achievement. Looks for opportunities to acquire and/or teach new skills and functions as a clinical/program expert. Acts as a resource to ancillary staff and facilite their function as it affects the pients’ outcome. Contributes to program and organizional success by developing and participing in performance improvement activities. Promotes staff involvement in planning, decision-making and evaluing outcomes because it facilites a supportive environment for all staff to best meet the pient’s individual needs. Identifies, analyzes, and resolves care problems. Uses advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making and evaluing outcomes, contributes to organizional success as they improve pient care systems. Acts as a resource for practice standards and oversight body requirements. Provides expert leadership and facilition of Clinical Team Training (CTT) and baseline HRO training. Leads HRO systems improvement projects and mentors a subset of HRO project champions from diverse services.

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday 07:30 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

Telework:

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) :

Not Authorized 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 Ste or territory VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Gradue of a school of professional nursing approved by the approprie accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accredition Commission for Educion in Nursing ( ) or The Commission on Collegie Nursing Educion ( ); OR Individuals tending 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 ste licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a Ste license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and ler converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduion from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of gradues of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registrion will meet the requirement for graduion from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associed degree/entry level Nursing educion program. Credit for foreign nursing educion higher th associe degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validion from a recognized equivalency evaluion accepted by VA such as Internional Consultants of Delaware ( ). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registrion as a gradue professional nurse in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United Stes, or the District of Columbia. Gradue Nurse Technician (GNT)

Exception:

Candides who otherwise meet the basic educion requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing educion 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:

Grandfhering Provision – All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualificion standard on the effective de of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade held including positive educion and licensure/certificion.

Grade Determinions:

The following Scope, Educion and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candides, and if approprie, the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice, Veteran/Pient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: . Grade/Level Scope Educion Nurse I, Level I Delivers fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies. An Associe Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required. Nurse I, Level II Demonstres integrion 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 Demonstres proficiency in practice based on conscious and delibere planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situions. 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

• reled field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience. Nurse II Demonstres leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborive stregies 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
• reled 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
• reled field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.

Nurse III Executes position responsibilities th demonstre leadership, experience and creive approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immedie 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

• reled 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
• reled 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 educion programs/degrees are not creditable as reled degrees.

Preferred Experience:

1-3 years experience in Quality and/or

Pient Safety Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .

Physical Requirements:

All applicants must be physically able to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position. A pre-placement physical examinion shall be completed prior to appointment.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .The Associe Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accredition Commission for Educion in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegie Nursing Educion (CCNE). Verificion of accredition may be obtained from or . If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this informion in your applicion. If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE the time of graduion, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documention of accredition with your applicion packet. Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.

NOTE:

Candide’s educion, scope, and length of nursing practice (experience) considered in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Résumé

Reminder:

Your résumé must include the following informion each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time (include hours worked per week) Educion should be included (list school and conferred de) Please be aware th your answers well be verified against informion provided on your résumé. Be sure th your résumé clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Experience as an RN evalued to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following five dimensions of nursing: Practice, Veteran/Pient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence/Based Practice/Research. Each dimension of practice has criteria th demonstre essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Cover Letter Current, full, active and unrestricted RN license Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Daniella Tirone Phone Address VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System 421 North Main Street Leeds, MA 01053 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Cover Letter Current, full, active and unrestricted RN license Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Daniella Tirone Phone Address VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System 421 North Main Street Leeds, MA 01053 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 07/01/2025 Salary $82,070 – $136,820 per year Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Leeds, MA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTD-12751755-25-DT

Control number 839042200 ., .