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Nurse Manager- Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RTTP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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 Nurse Manager-RTTP provides and leads the provision of competent, evidence-based care, patient-centered and recovery-oriented care, milieu management, and maintains self-awareness while caring for patients living with mental health conditions.
- →Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Facilitates shift reports, warm hand-offs, and nurse-led psychoeducational groups Utilizes therapeutic communication techniques, practice de-escalation techniques, and utilize recovery-oriented language.
- →Actively participates in mental health interdisciplinary treatment team (IDT), mental health environment of care rounds.
- →Reports and assists in resolving safety concerns.
- →Documents nursing assessments, nursing plans of care, patient safety observations, and environmental safety rounds according to facility policy.
- →Maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the nest interest of the patient.
- →Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.
- →Provides direction and oversight of licensed practical/vocational nurses, health technicians, and nursing assistants, appropriate to the care setting.
- →Provides peers with formal and informal constructive feedback for improvement.
- →Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.
- →Contributes professional nursing prospective in discussions with the MH IDT.
- →Supports colleagues through MH knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
- →Shares mental health educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
- →Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 463634e2-eafd-4633-8ae2-84b3b93110bf
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