The Assistant Chief Nurse is a self-directed proven nurse leader who provides oversight in the delivery of nursing care. Works closely with the Chief Nurse and the outpatient Nurse Managers to facilitate access to high quality care across the outpatient healthcare delivery system. He/she works in partnership with inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary leaders and staff to systematically evaluate, standardize, and improve care delivery, program implementation for the Ambulatory Care programs.
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
