Registered Nurse - Associate Chief Nurse (PeriOP)

Summary The Western NY VA Healthcare system is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Associate Chief Nurse to serve over the Perioperative Nursing Care Team at the historic Buffalo, NY location. The Registered Nurse - Associate Chief Nurse functions as a leader, advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and nursing leadership ability. Responsibilities The Registered Nurse (RN) - Associate Chief Nurse (ACN) executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission. Nursing teams realigned under the newly established Perioperative Nursing team at the Buffalo VA include: the Operating Room, PACU and ASU, the Endoscopy team and Interventional Radiology RNs. This ACN assesses, plans, and evaluates the processes and daily operations of these units and with Chief of Anesthesia leads planning and maintenance of block time scheduling. In collaboration with the Chiefs of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Medicine/Gastroenterology and Pulmonology and Radiology Service Chiefs, designs and implements interdisciplinary programs and policies within the service and medical center. He/she is responsible for assessing and recommending the allocation of human and materiel resources in determining staffing levels, managing overtime, and plays a significant role in the recruitment and retention of nursing staff. the incumbent will ensure competency assessment is completed on each nursing employee annually, reviews EPRP, VASQUIP, IPEC, performance measures, and other data for trends and early intervention, and formulates follow-up plans with Nurse Executive Team, Nurse Managers, the service, and the medical center. This position directs two (2) Nurse Managers, who provide direction for roughly 70 staff. The ACN of Perioperative Nursing supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals. He/she will champion a High Reliability Organization (HRO) mentality with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness. He/she will collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and network, and will work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs staff nationwide. The ACN relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels, and assist the ADPCS with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them. The incumbent will contribute ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of nursing in the perioperative services and the Western New York healthcare system. Work Schedule: Full-Time. Administrative Day Monday - Friday (7:00 am - 3:30 pm or 7:30 am - 4:00 pm) Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package VA Nurse Total Rewards that includes: 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 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 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 (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. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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. 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Created: 2026-04-10