**Overview**
The Department of Veterans Affairs in Bay Pines, Florida seeks a dedicated nursing professional to serve as Deputy Head Nurse. This leadership position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on veteran healthcare while advancing your nursing career in a supportive, mission-driven environment.
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Responsibilities **
As Deputy Head Nurse, you'll support senior nursing leadership in overseeing patient care operations, staff management, and clinical excellence initiatives. You'll play a vital role in ensuring veterans receive exceptional healthcare services while mentoring nursing staff and contributing to continuous quality improvement efforts. This position involves direct patient care coordination, administrative duties, and collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
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Requirements **
• Graduation from an accredited professional nursing program approved by ACEN or CCNE • Current, unrestricted RN license in any U.S. state, territory, or District of Columbia • Demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken English • Foreign nursing graduates must provide formal degree equivalency validation through recognized evaluation services • Graduate Nurse Technician appointments available for qualifying candidates actively pursuing licensure (120-day temporary basis, potentially extended up to two years)
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Qualifications **
Candidates must meet specific grade determination criteria including scope, education, and dimension requirements covering practice excellence, veteran-centered care, leadership capabilities, professional development commitment, and evidence-based practice knowledge. Current VHA employees in the 0610 series are grandfathered under existing qualification standards.
Join our team dedicated to serving those who served our country. This role offers professional growth opportunities within the nation's largest healthcare system.
Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM (full-time)
Submit your application directly to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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