Registered Nurse Outpatient Mental Health Danville

<p>Position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>* Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. * Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. * Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self- management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. * Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. *The Outpatient Mental Health (MH) and Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Registered Nurse (RN) promotes personal growth and development of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. * The MH and SUD RN gains awareness of the principles and goals of outpatient MH/SUD 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 and/or SUD conditions. * The MH and SUD RN attends program specific and participates in 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 MH RN also participates in warm hand-off, care coordination, liaising with Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care, and responds to psychiatric and medical emergencies as directed. * The SUD RN will manage SUD medication clinic. * The SUD RN liaising with Inpatient SUD treatment to facilitate continuity of care, and responds to SUD, psychiatric, and medical emergencies as directed. * The MH and SUD RN documents nursing triage assessments, risk screens, clinical reminders, and patient plan of care in accordance with facility policy. * The MH and SUD RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient 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 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more</p><h3>Requirements</h3>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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. 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.<h3>Education</h3>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.