Registered Nurse (PCMHI)

<p>The VA Health System, has 1 vacancy for a full-time Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI). The RN will be fully qualified and certified to function in a clinical role and in accordance with the guidelines and policies of the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) role in Greenville Clinic, Durham VA is a joint initiative of Primary Care and Mental Health to improve care and follow up for patients who screen positive for possible mental illness and do not fit severity criteria for an immediate transfer to a mental health provider. The RN will collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team members to achieve maximum quality, positive outcomes, and appropriate utilization of resources in the delivery of care to a diverse veteran population. The population served includes veterans with chronic medical conditions who have depression, anxiety disorders, and/or are at risk alcohol use. The RN will work as a care manager, consultant, and educator while providing collaborative mental health care to outpatients in Primary Care at Greenville Clinic, and Morehead city clinics. The interaction will be performed via telephone and face- to face contact. The RN will be directly accountable to the designated manager in the assigned area. Other duties include: Providing and/or supervising direct patient care, with accountability for all elements of the nursing process. Assesses, reviews, develops, maintains, and monitors Veteran specific plans of care, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure patient outcomes are reported and validated. Conducting patient education, behavioral activation, and other brief therapeutic interventions that rely on real-time, in clinic engagement. Performing medication adherence and response monitoring, relapse prevention planning, and protocol driven care activities integrated directly with Primary Care operations. Participating in patient outreach, engagement, and assessment activities that require collaboration with interdisciplinary teams in the clinic environment. Engaging in PACT and PCMHI huddles, caseload consultations, and coordinated care discussions fundamental to the integrated behavioral health model. Supporting orientation, clinical competencies, quality improvement efforts, and programmatic initiatives that require physical presence within the clinical workspace. Maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and recovery-oriented environment and utilizing evidence-based deescalation techniques that depend on being physically available to patients and staff. Preferred Qualifications Knowledge of the Case Management model to interdisciplinary care Minimum of 1-year acute psychiatric care setting to include SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment and plan) documentation Minimum of 2 years of successful nursing practice Preferred Level of Education BSN Preferred Certification(s) ANCC Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing ANCC Nursing Case Management 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: 8-hour tour, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday -Friday Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: No</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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.