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Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Registered Nurse for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) in the Greenville Mental Health Clinics at the Greenville Health Care Center will work with the Mental Health Team and collaborate with licensed independent providers (LIPs) to assure high quality care to the Veteran with psychiatric diagnoses/mental health needs.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to:Assist Veterans in the following ways: Provide Veterans and their family members with education regarding their illness, medications and treatment plan.
- →Provide outreach to clients who are having problems with treatment adherence and who may be relapsing.
- →Coordinate with other agencies and make referrals to provide patients with necessary community services.
- →Refer to, consult with and coordinate care with other VA health care providers.
- →Assess patients and provide additional support between visits with LIPs.
- →Facilitate psycho-educational and support groups.
- →Act as liaison to Inpatient Psychiatric Unit to facilitate continuity of care.
- →Provide coverage as needed for other staff in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic.
- →BHIP Program responsibilities: Serves as the primary contact for Veterans.
- →Assists in scheduling, re-scheduling appointments, and appointment cancellations.
- →Works closely with Program Support Assistant with appointments and scheduling.
- →Performs assessment/triage of Veterans for appointments, phone-calls, and/or walk-ins.
- →Performs suicide risk assessments and/or mental status exams.
- →Provides crisis assessment/intervention.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓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).
- ✓Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
- ✓Nursing Bridge Programs: Nursing bridge programs are accelerated nurse education programs which rely upon existing nursing knowledge and education.
- ✓Graduates from nursing bridge programs that meet accreditation requirements specific grade level requirements in this standard must also be met in addition to the following: (a) Master's Level Bridge Program Education Appointments Prior to Graduation.
- ✓Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who achieve the level in their education in which they have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program.
- ✓Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on a temporary basis for any period up to three years contingent upon full completion of the professional nursing education program, if education verification provided by the school supports the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) equivalency.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 521991ae-9b0c-465b-b622-921f6213412d
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