Registered Nurse Mental Health

Registered NurseThis Registered Nurse is located in Outpatient Mental Health at the Manchester, VA location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. Duties are included but are not limited to:The outpatient MH RN is responsible for providing patient-centered and recovery-oriented care and maintaining self-awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions.The MH RN facilitates care coordination, linking with the Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care, MH interdisciplinary treatment team huddles and meetings, warm hand-offs, and develops content as well as facilitates nurse-led psychoeducational groups.The MH RN uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de-escalation techniques, utilizes recovery-oriented language, and provides Veterans, their family members, and/or significant others with education regarding their illness, medications, and treatment plan.The MH RN reports and assists and/or directs safety concern resolution and collaborates with program leadership to help improve patient and program outcomes; and directs team response to psychiatric and medical emergencies.The MH RN executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care.The MH RN documents nursing triage assessments, risk screens, measurement-based care tools, clinical reminders, and patient plan of care according to facility policy.The MH RN assists in triaging and providing nurse first review of MH consults.The MH RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient.Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pmTelework: Not Available.Virtual: This is not a virtual position.EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen Chapman (View email address on click.appcast.io) the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn moreThis is not a Bargaining Unit PositionThis position is in the Excepted ServiceThis position is covered by a special rate.Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid 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 VAInsurance: 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards