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Nurse
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
The Nurse Inpatient Mental Health (MH) Registered Nurse (RN) promotes personal growth and development of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the Nurse Inpatient Mental Health (MH) Registered Nurse (RN) are but is not limited to the following: Inpatient Mental Health (MH) Registered Nurse (RN) promotes personal growth and development of psychiatric MH nursing practice.
- →Gain awareness of the principles and goals of inpatient MH treatment by understanding practices related to patient-centered care, recovery-oriented principles, and self-awareness related to caring for patients living with MH conditions.
- →Attend and observe nurse-led psychoeducational groups, uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de-escalation techniques, and utilizes recovery-oriented language.
- →Participate in shift report and warm hand-off, MH interdisciplinary treatment team, MH Environment of Care rounds, and responds to psychiatric emergencies as directed.
- →Identify safety concerns and hazardous items to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment of care, and documents nursing assessments, nursing plan of care, patient safety observations, and environmental safety rounds in accordance with facility policy.
- →Maintain professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient.
- →Seeks guidance on how to improve MH care provided to patients and families.
- →Bring MH principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.
- →Statement of Differences for Grade Level.
- →Nurse 1: Deliver fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
- →Nurse 2: Demonstrate integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice while providing care to clients.
- →Nurse 3: Demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
- →Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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.
- ✓Selected applicants will be asked to participate in and successfully pass Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behaviors (PMDB) - demonstrate safety techniques and appropriate restraint techniques to contain a disruptive patient when risk for harm is imminent.
- ✓These include bending, squatting, twisting, turning, kneeling, etc.) Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/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: 698a94d9-b2bf-4ffe-bb2f-d2c7691cc176
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