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Registered Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Outpatient Mental Health (OPMH) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities to improve patient and organizational outcomes. The psychiatric Mental Health (MH) RN executes their position duties by providing patient centered and recovery oriented care and maintaining self awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions. The OPMH RN facilitates care coordination, linking with the Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care.
What You'll Do
- →A Career At VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Can Take You Places (youtube.com) Major Duties: Provides psychosocial support, assists with problem solving and development of coping skills, and supports the Veteran's personal goals for recovery.
- →Obtains a health history of referred patients; data collection includes lifestyle patterns, pain issues, sleep/activity levels, support systems, cultural, social, and ethnic factors, patient treatment preferences and goals.
- →Obtains a health history of referred patients; data collection includes lifestyle patterns, pain issues, sleep/activity levels, support systems, cultural, social, and ethnic factors, patient treatment preferences and goals.
- →Administers screening tools.
- →Monitors ongoing treatments for adherence, medication side effects, and clinical outcomes, including worsening of symptoms, impairment, and therapeutic response, and provides and/or coordinates appropriate follow up.
- →Assesses patients and provides additional support between visits with licensed independent providers (LIPs).
- →Refers to, consults with and coordinates care with other VA health care providers.
- →Serves as liaison for Veterans in community hospitals and treatment settings to facilitate continuity of care.
- →Coordinates with other agencies and makes referrals to provide patients with necessary community services.
- →Functions as an advocate for Veteran self determination.
- →Provides Veterans and their family members with education regarding their illness, medications, and treatment plan.
- →Facilitates psycho educational and support groups.
- →Participates in team meetings and other MH meetings as appropriate.
- →Assists with education and acts as preceptor for others who provide nursing care, i.e. nursing students, new hires, and Peer Support Specialists.
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: 07e9f104-5c7f-487e-8dcc-2d41c7e3d1c3
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