Ketamine Infusion Clinic Registered Nurse

Ketamine Infusion Clinic Registered Nurse (RN)

The Ketamine Infusion Clinic Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive nursing care to veterans in the programs and would need skills in psychosocial assessment, individual and family psychoeducation, psychosocial interventions, case management, crisis intervention, and group skills. They will provide assistance in the performance of complex procedures, monitoring the cases, and provide feedback to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate. Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Asses, plan, implement, and evaluate Veteran care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide Veteran care while considering all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race, and culture, values, and previous experiences.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the application of recovery principles when coordinating Veteran care interventions.
• Demonstrate competency in utilizing therapeutic communication skills.
• Demonstrate competence in using Veteran-centered approach in his/her role for providing procedural care within Ketamine Infusion Clinic including staff education and patient care interventions to interdisciplinary team.
• Participate with coordination of care through partnership with interdisciplinary teams within Mental Health Service providing care for patients with mental health problems.
• Provide leadership the application of recovery principles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing/supervising direct care for 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: 7:30am-4:00pm *Schedule to be set by service.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized