The incumbent operates as a Level IV, Associate Chief Nurse Section (ACNS) for Acute Medicine providing leadership in the delivery of nursing care and the management of nursing personnel and resources in clinical practice areas in keeping with the mission, vision and values of this health care facility. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accre