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Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Registered Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This 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 (1 to 5 years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →The BHIP RN assumes the following major duties and responsibilities: Is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.
- →Utilizes designated templates for CPRS for assigned department, and completes nursing notes in alignment with ANA Guidelines, Nursing Policy, and Nurse Competency training.
- →Functions as a Nurse care coordinator for designated BHIP team within Impact Unit, & service.
- →Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.
- →Provides same-day access triage and assessment for 5150 in alignment with VHA and clinic policy.
- →Serves as a liaison for warm handoffs, as needed for psychiatric concerns and initiates referrals between mental health clinics, & Psychiatric Emergency Clinic (PEC) for urgent mental health needs including potential evaluation for acute Inpatient Mental health care.
- →Completes Clinical Reminders when due, and actively collaborates with treating/covering provider on required follow-up.
- →Manages secure messages for designated Providers.
- →Follows continuum of care agreements within Mental Health service and across services.
- →Facilitates Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in person, virtually or by telephone and discusses finding in the development of the treatment plan with the patient and treatment team.
- →Completes a Suicide risk assessment which each mental health encounter when the patient has not already been evaluated by another clinician in the same day.
- →Applies additional interventions in alignment with policy, and actively communicates with their team to mitigate risk and provide needed follow-up.
- →Completes a Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Screening (CSSRS) when due or indicated & applies additional interventions in alignment with VHA Policy.
- →Completes a Suicide Behavior Overdose Reports [SBOR] when the patient reports a behavior that is not already documented and that could increase the risk for suicide such as but not limited to attempted suicide or preparatory behaviors (hoarding medication or purchasing a lethal weapon with the intent to harm self).
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 574b8689-ac6c-4e81-892e-ea2d1eee0b3c
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