The Northport VA Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Workplace Violence Prevention Team.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) coordinator will: Coordinate and manage the PMDB program to ensure the facility is compliant with local and national policies pertaining to the prevention and management of disruptive behavior. This includes coordination of fiscal, space, and human resources necessary to conduct trainings. Plan, develop, implement, direct and coordinate PMDB training at the facility level with fidelity to the national model. Ensure facility employees have sufficient methods, times and opportunities to complete initial training, reassessment, and retraining if required. Assign, track and report PMDB training consistent with facility and national policies. Obtain and maintain PMDB Facility Trainer status. Obtain and maintain PDMB Master Trainer status, which will require travel to other VHA facilities. Ensure facility staff who serve as PMDB Master Trainers teach at least the minimum number of required facility PMDB classes, PMDB Train the Trainer courses and attend the PDMB Recalibration conference as required. Obtain necessary travel and funding approvals for PMDB Master Trainer activities. Obtain and maintain record of locally and nationally required documentation for all facility PMDB trainers who are Master Trainers. Recruit, train and schedule PMDB Facility Trainers. Ensure PDMB Facility trainers obtain and maintain ongoing certification. Document and track levels each PDMB trainer is certified to teach and ensure that each trainer teaches a sufficient number of classes to maintain certification. Obtain and maintain record of locally and nationally required documentation for all PMDB Facility Trainers. Maintain an adequate number of PMDB trainers to meet facility PDMB training needs. Coordinate assignment of PMDB trainers to teach required PMDB classes. Communicate with facility PMDB trainers at least monthly to provide updated information and address concerns. Train teams of clinical staff who respond to disruptive behavior for each unit identified by the facility as at high risk of disruptive or violent incidents ("high risk units"). PMDB training for clinical staff responding to disruptive behavior in high risk units includes certification in use of PMDB therapeutic containment. Ensure clinical staff who respond to disruptive behavior in high risk units remain in compliance with policy and trainings. Conduct ongoing evaluation of clinical staff who respond to disruptive behavior in high risk units, including timely feedback and recommendations to staff and management teams. May also provide feedback and recommendations to staff and management teams for staff who respond to disruptive behavior in other areas of the facility. In collaboration with Education Service, coordinate and/or perform tasks related to administration of PMDB courses, including but not limited to: assigning appropriate elements of PDMB training,entering scheduled courses, course rosters, and course credit into the Talent Management System (TMS); maintaining employee, student, and volunteer rosters databases; developing training requirement and compliance databases. Initiate and maintain liaisons with other facility health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services. Responsible for the preparation of the annual PMDB Training Plan and participate in the preparation of the facility's annual Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment. Respond to all VISN, Central Office and facility requests for information about PMDB training or any data about disruptive behavior incidents, including preparing for review and submitting approved PMDB office (national), VISN, and facility (local) reports regarding assignment, completion, and efficacy of PMDB training. Adhere to guidelines established by the national PMDB Program Office as published on the PMDB SharePoint site. Attend and participate in PMDB conferences and conference calls. Service as liaison between the facility employee education program, Employee Education system, TMS administrators, and national PDMB office, ensuring the facility information and practices meet current expectations and providing information on new PMDB developments and future directives. Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Mechanical inpatient lifts are provided. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations, operative/invasive procedures, or home settings. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a condition of employment. The incumbent who provides care in home settings or other off-site locations may be required to drive and/or ride in GSA-vehicles.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Building 200 Northport, NY 11768 US
• Name: Ashley Weaver
• Email: [email protected]