Nurse

The Clinical Measurement Program Specialist draws upon their clinical administrative expertise and knowledge of healthcare programs to devise and refine methods for capturing clinical documentation, analyzing data for clinical process and program improvement, and developing program related performance measures. Responsible for providing clinical and administrative recommendations relative to performance measurement and joint planning and implementation of full VHA performance measurement program Major duties: Utilizes current trends and relevant theories in an analytical framework to design/modify, implement, and measure clinical program activities to promote high quality patient care. Demonstrates substantial and continuous responsibility for monitoring performance measures to identify areas which could be improved, and collaborates with performance measure sponsors in analyzing results and designing practice changes to improve outcomes. Ensures the integrity of analytic and reporting products generated by Performance Measurement program staff and their consistency with VHA and API strategic goals and objectives. Develops, implements, and maintains formal and informal communication systems with a wide constituency of colleagues. Provides leadership and consultation to executive leadership and medical professionals on clinical and quality of care issues. Provides leadership in the development, implementation, and review/revision of policies, protocols, procedures, standards of care, and competencies for complex and diverse integrated programs, and evaluates operational outcomes. Identifies outcomes that can be improved and leads the performance improvement process to improve and/or sustain clinical and administrative outcomes. 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 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements: 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 tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be 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 state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.