Mental Health Intensive Case Management RN

Mental Health Case Management (CM) Registered Nurse

Duties and responsibilities of the Mental Health Case Management (CM) Registered Nurse include, but are not limited to:

• The Case Management RN practices in the Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) program.
• Provides patient management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient settings.
• The CM RN assists Veterans, family members, and caregivers with receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex health care needs.
• This includes, but is not limited to, acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life threatening illnesses; combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions and other health problems.
• Coordinates care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care.
• The CM RN addresses psychosocial, as well as nursing and medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers, through participation in interdisciplinary patient care management practice.
• The CM RN also evaluates care and outcomes to ensure timely and appropriate provision of services. The nurse brings principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.
• Responsible for participating within unit based and/or organizational level Shared Governance councils, utilizing clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and knowledge to assist with finding solutions to problems or issues to improve the quality care provided to our veterans.

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: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized to highly qualified and eligible new federal appointees or former federal employees with at least a 90-day break in service.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized