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Nurse-Outpatient Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 52 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 (1-5 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
- →Major duties include but not limited to: Provides nursing care services utilizing the nursing process and standards of care using a team approach throughout the MHC.
- →Documents nursing observation/assessments, changes in patient's condition and education.
- →Assesses and triages medical needs of Patients on assigned teams and patients presenting to Mental Health for services or assistance.
- →Identifies target patients considered high risk for increased morbidities.
- →Completes risk/crisis mitigating Safety Plans in collaboration with patients.
- →Provides input on Treatment Plans for patients with medical problems and completes treatment plans.
- →Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice, including but not limited to phlebotomy, EKG testing, medication administration, and nursing assessment.
- →Consults with and provides education as needed for other team members regarding the medical problems of the caseload.
- →Utilizes care maps, assessment, and screening tools to plan and implement care.
- →Teaches and promotes health maintenance prevention strategies and safety planning and rehabilitation of patients through ongoing assessment and reassessment, facilitating therapeutic intervention and reporting assessment to the BHIP teams.
- →Collaborates with health team members to facilitate positive patient outcomes.
- →Provides a full range of nursing care to include nursing assessment, medication administration, review of medical records, initiate treatment plan for patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems utilizing the biopsychosocial assessment and mental health treatment suite.
- →Follows Safety Goals of The Joint Commission (TJC) and policies governing Mental Health and Primary Care and at the Dayton VAMC.
- →Accountable for meeting and maintaining the qualification standards and functional statements of assigned grade.
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.
- ✓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: b147fb97-6549-492b-b706-228563d9e96c
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