Assistant Chief Nurse (Specialty Care)
Veterans Health Administration
Gainesville, Florida
Health system employer
RN
Posted Jul 23
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Specialty Care
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
The Assistant Chief Nurse executes leadership characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross service and/or discipline lines, influence organizational mission and health care, and is responsible for outcomes. The selectee is expected to travel to Jacksonville, Ocala, Tallahassee, Gainesville, or Lake City. Functions as a self-directed clinical leader, educator, and consultant utilizing management theory in collaboration with Patient Care Service (PCS) and other services.
Provides executive input in strategic planning, budget, mission, operational planning, and policy development. Demonstrates leadership at the service and/or hospital level, including functioning as a nursing leader with the ability to delegate appropriately.
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Requirements
- RN
- RN License
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Master's degree in nursing
- MSN
- Associate Degree in Nursing
- Nursing Diploma
- 1 year experience
- Senior level
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Regular salary increases
- Potential for performance awards
- 50 days of paid time off per year
- Paid holidays
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- FMLA
Place
- City
- Gainesville, Florida
- Median rent
- $1,296/mo
- Local household income
- $46,195/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Gainesville area index 96.7, where 100 is the national average.
Gainesville is a lively north-central Florida college town built around the University of Florida, offering nurses a mix of academic energy, abundant parks, and relatively easy commutes. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy nearby Paynes Prairie Preserve, while a growing healthcare sector anchors steady RN demand in a mid-size city with a youthful, outdoorsy vibe.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants. The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025…
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- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted $110,980-$147,599 range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
