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Nurse - Domiciliary
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
This Registered Nurse position is located at the VA Domiciliary Unit in Indianapolis, IN. The Domiciliary is a 50 bed state-of-the-art residential care unit for Veterans who need rehabilitative services and treatment for recovery, health maintenance, improved quality of life, and a smooth transition back into their communities.
What You'll Do
- →The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessments, diagnosis, and medication management for veterans with acute exacerbation of mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders, as well as a variety of co-morbid chronic medical illnesses.
- →The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Provides and leads the provision of competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients.
- →Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and provides quality improvement and outcome utilization consultation.
- →Provides patient-centered and recover-oriented care to patients living with substance use disorder and/or other mental health conditions.
- →Facilitates shift reports, nurse-led psychoeducational groups, uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de-escalation techniques, utilizes recovery-oriented language, and provides oversight of the patient safe medication management program.
- →Actively participates in mental health interdisciplinary treatment teams, patient safety and environment care rounds, and responds to psychiatric and medical care needs and emergencies as directed.
- →Reports safety concerns, documents nursing assessments, risk screens, nursing plans of care, patient safety rounds, and environment of care rounds according to agency policy.
- →Maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and acts in the best interest of the patient.
- →Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of fellow health care professionals.
- →Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 evaluation.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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