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BH Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery RN (RANGE)
Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$71K/yr - $71K/yr
1+ years expThe VA Butler Healthcare is seeking an Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery RN to join their Behavioral Health Department. This role involves providing evidence-based care to Veterans facing severe mental health issues and coordinating care focused on patient education and self-management.
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Responsibilities
Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to patients
Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on Mental Health (MH) specific components
Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the MH continuum of care
They will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization
The ICMHR program provides clinical community-based case management services to Veterans with pervasive mental illness (PMI), severe functional impairment, and high Inpatient MH unit utilization, in coordination with existing community and Veterans Affairs (VA) services
The ICMHR RN gains awareness of the principles and goals of outpatient MH treatment by understanding practices related to patient-centered care, recovery-oriented principles, tele-mental health, community-based care, and self-awareness related to caring for patients living with MH conditions
The ICMHR RN attends and participates in MH interdisciplinary team huddles and meetings, 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 ICMHR RN clinically provides outpatient, community-based MH services for a subgroup of Veterans with PMI; including but not limited to transportation, medication set-up, in home/community consultation and responds to psychiatric and medical emergencies as directed
The ICMHR RN documents nursing triage assessments, risk screens, clinical reminders, and patient plan of care in accordance with facility policy
The ICMHR RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient
The ICMHR RN collaborates and supports MH nursing along with other disciplines
Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions
Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care
Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals
Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care
The ICMHR RN demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities, demonstrating proficient practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program
50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
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