The Outpt MH RN provides specialized services in mental health/substance abuse care to veterans with psychiatric illness or substance abuse, including nursing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these mental health problems. Includes: triage, referral, and treatment of veterans with mental health/substance abuse problems, providing case management services, supporting medication management, co-leading group therapy sessions, providing supportive counseling, and providing psychoeducation

Duties

Duties include but not limited to; The RN will participate in medication clinics providing assessment and/or administration of prescribed medications while providing medication management, co-leading group therapy sessions, providing supportive counseling, and providing psychoeducation. The RN will participate in medication clinics providing assessment and/or administration of prescribed medications while providing medication education to veterans and significant others. The Staff Nurse I (one) demonstrates a sustained high level of clinical practice and leadership in improving patient care; and excellent interpersonal relationship skills in interpreting and communicating service and hospital goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to staff, patients, and the interdisciplinary health care team. The incumbent is also accountable for specific nursing duties such as medications, vital signs, clinical reminders, and participation in groups as assigned. Also: Providing Recovery-Oriented, Veteran-centered care to a large caseload of complex mentally ill veterans on a specific multidisciplinary BHIP team, within the scope of his/her practice. Providing excellent Veteran Centered care will require great flexibility in managing many competing demands with shifting priorities while providing outreach. nursing assessment, planning and team collaboration and intervention. Monitoring outcomes will be an essential component of this process. Providing strong liaison services between the veteran and other members of the BHIP team and as a liaison between the veteran and other medical, pharmaceutical or community services. Strong communication across Mental Health Services programs and with the SPC is another strong component of this role. Providing crisis intervention services which include a nursing assessment of needs and safety concerns and then linking the veteran as needed to the proper services for appropriate intervention to ensure safety. Providing comprehensive health triage both on the phone and face to face as indicated with goal of meeting the needs of the vet in a timely manner. Providing timely telephone outreach to veterans to address identified needs within the MH Services and/or to facilitate the veteran in accessing services. Providing communication and collaboration with families and /or other concerned individuals as appropriate (given confidentiality concerns) to support the Veterans Recovery goals. Providing essential medication management support services to prescribers and veterans including within designated medication management clinics to provide injections, pillbox services, and nursing support to clozapine clinic, stimulant clinic and a variety of mini medication clinics as assigned within the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. Providing health education, and nursing intervention as needed and as defined by the RN Scope of Practice in the management of medication and other health issues. Providing support in providing educational experiences for undergraduate nursing students within the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. Participating in the development and implementation of processes to gather data to measure outcomes of the case management component of the BHIP model. 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: Full-Time; 0730-1600 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:Not Authorized 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: Citizen of the United States in accordance with section 7402(c) to title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a) English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education. Graduate of a school of professional nursing. Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326. The ACEN accredits all levels of nursing programs, including clinical doctorate, masters/post master's certificate, baccalaureate, associate and diploma nursing education programs. (Note: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013. ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.); or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 7, Washington, DC 20001. The CCNE is an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and accredits nursing education programs at the bachelor and master's level. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration All Nurses must possess and maintain an active, current, full and unrestricted license as a Nurse to practice in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Preferred Experience: 3 years of Mental Health experience BLS 3 years Med Surg/Tele/ED 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- Diploma or associate degree in nursing with no professional nursing experience. Nurse I Level II-Diploma or associate degree in nursing and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to a Nurse I, Level 1 OR Bachelor's degree in nursing and no professional nursing experience. Nurse I Level III- Diploma or associate degree in nursing and two years of professional nursing experience, one of which is a year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2. OR Bachelor's degree in nursing and one year of professional nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2. OR Master's degree in nursing and no professional nursing experience. OR Master's degree in a related field with a bachelor's degree in nursing with no professional nursing experience. Nurse II- Bachelor's degree in nursing and two years of professional nursing experience, one of which is a year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3. OR Master's degree in nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3. OR Master's degree in a related field with a bachelor's degree in nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3. OR Doctorate degree in nursing with no professional nursing experience. OR Doctorate degree in a related field with a master's or bachelor's degree in nursing with no professional nursing experience. Nurse III- Master's degree in nursing with two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III. OR Master's degree in a related field with a bachelor's degree in nursing with two years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III. OR Doctorate degree in nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III. OR Doctorate degree in a related field with a master's or bachelor's degree in nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III. 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: Heavy Lifting (45 lbs. and over); Moderate Carrying (15-44 lbs.); Pushing; Straight pulling; Pulling hand over hand; Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 6 hours); Standing (up to 6 hours); Kneeling (Intermittent);Repeated bending (up to 6 hours); Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13 " to 16"; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 an to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted); Emotional and Mental Stability.

Education

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

Foreign Education. Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing who possess a current, full, active and unrestricted registration (see paragraph 3c) will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associate degree level Nursing education program. In order to grant credit towards an appointment based on foreign nursing education higher than the associate degree level, formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency accepted by VA such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD) must be obtained.

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 Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 US
• Name: Sonia Whipp
• Phone: (909)487-4135
• Email: [email protected]