Registered Nurse - Mental Health

Job Title

MH STP RN

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Duties include but are not limited to:

• The MH STP RN provides direct patient care including substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and clinical support.
• Provides acute and routine psychiatric assessment and intervention for a variety of psychosocial, SUD, and medical concerns and assists the STP staff in developing a recovery based plan of care for the patient.
• Works directly with the SUD professionals, psychiatric, and clinical staff to support clinical treatment.
• Collaborates with patients, staff, and other care providers.
• The MH STP RN will administer injectable medications and complete electrocardiograms (ECG) and other applicable psychosocial interventions.
• Uses the nursing process and evidence-based in assessing patients' medical and mental health needs, developing initial care plans, monitoring patients' status, and providing transitional care, all from a perspective of recovery-oriented, personalized, proactive, patient-centered, holistic treatment approach.
• Functions as an advocate for patients, by serving as a team player with colleagues in diverse areas, and by working to foster their own professional growth as well as that of team members and colleagues.
• Maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and acts in the best interest of the patient.

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

Work Schedule: Will be discussed during the interview process.

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.