About the Position: This position is located in the Dept of Behavioral Health at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Incumbent will provide a wide range of clinical treatment services for behavioral health patients. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Provide follow up call for patients that no show for their initial appointment daily and reschedule. Conduct walk-in/telephone screenings for patients inquiring about Behavioral Health Services. Obtain and document patient vital signs in the Electronic Health Record. Review and respond to Secure messages, dispositioning message appropriately. Escort patients to other locations in the hospital and accounting for the safety of the patient. Attend and participate in treatment planning conferences, interfacing with other disciplines in developing patient's plan of care. Assist with scoring of variety of different Behavioral Health Assessment Tools. Contact patients to schedule initial follow up appointments for post ED, inpatient, and residential stays. Email paperwork to patients for their appointments.

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 3 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• You must undergo a specific initial background checks, investigation and periodic re-verification check of multiple agency records to obtain and maintain a suitable determination to occupy a position having regular contact with children.
• This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• This position requires the incumbent to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Psychiatric Practical Nurse: Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; OR must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below: Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes working in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other patient care facility as a medical, surgical, or psychiatric practical nurse; performing practical nurse duties such as, observing and assessing patients within the unit; initiating appropriate emergency action based on established protocols; taking and recording patient vital signs; completing patient assessments; and performing clinical administrative duties. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

Education is not a requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DDAAFF DHA NCR MKT-WR NATL MIL MED CTR DO NOT MAIL Bethesda, MD 20889 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk