Registered Nurse - Suicide Prevention Coordinator

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Job Description

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Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Utilizes core elements of performance including knowledge and active participation in unit/ service level quality improvement processes, such as the customer service program.
• Focuses on problems, initiates referrals to other disciplines and/or services as appropriate.
• Accurately documents in the medical record patient findings, assessments, and care provided.
• Effectively functions independently as the Charge Nurse in an assignment managing the care of a group of patients and caregivers.
• Assigns staff to provide care based on staff competencies and identifies priorities to ensure safe and effective patients care.
• Demonstrates and/or verbalizes correct responses to emergencies as well as initiates effective action in emergencies.
• Demonstrates understanding of infection control precautions appropriate for the patient population.
• Participates/ leads unit-based shared governance, performance improvement and safety initiatives.
• Pursues an education plan to maintain/improve knowledge in medical/surgical nursing.
• Participates in educational activities to improve and maintain clinical knowledge and skills and enhance role performance.
• Assumes responsibility/accountability for evaluation of all delegated tasks and is self-directed in the identification of learning needs and development of individual performance plans.
• Initiates and utilizes positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation, teamwork, and effective interaction with internal and external customers.
• Delivers efficient, comprehensive, and continuous patient-driven holistic care through active collaboration, communication and coordination of resources.
• Promotes the medical center mission, vision and values; compiles the Equal Employment Opportunity programs, partnerships, customer service standards and Veterans Affairs policies and procedures.

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

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: Various; that may include: both 8 and 12 hour shifts, days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Schedule will ultimately be determined by Supervisor and/or needs of the Facility.

Telework: Available, Ad Hoc as determined by the agency policy.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs