Registered Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health (Bhip)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides outpatient mental health nursing services through scheduled nurse visits, same-day patient triage and access visits, and face-to-face, video, and telephone encounters. Nurses also serve as Mental Health Treatment Coordinators and access champions, managing consults and coordinating care with specialty programs. This office-based position works out of the Mental Health Outpatient Clinic and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). Duties and role-specific competencies will be assigned and evaluated. The position includes coordinating recovery-based treatment plans and medication care management; educating patients; providing general mental health telephone triage and scheduled appointments; participating in groups; and managing care for patients with suicidal concerns, persistent severe mental illness, PTSD, substance use disorders, depression, and anxiety. Nursing coordination includes Addiction Services, the esKetamine Clinic, Clozaril administration and monitoring, psycho-educational groups, and follow-up care for high-risk Veterans. The nurse may also serve as a program/unit charge or lead nurse and as a primary preceptor/educator. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA eligibility and application requirements. Approved awards may be up to $200,000, with an eligibility period of one to five years; the VHA program office determines approval, award amount, and eligibility period. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.
Requirements
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; the posting also lists a Graduate Nurse Technician exception for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
- Graduate of an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or otherwise meet the stated education and foreign-education provisions.
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Meet the education, experience, and scope criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
- Physically able to satisfactorily perform the duties and complete a pre-placement physical examination.
- U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
- Meet pre-employment conditions, including applicable drug testing, background/security investigation, onboarding, and credentialing requirements.
- Preferred experience: 2–3 years of mental health nursing care coordination/management, mental health triage, and data entry.
Nice To Haves
- 2–3 years of mental health nursing care coordination/management, mental health triage, and data entry.
Responsibilities
- Conduct scheduled nursing visits and same-day-access patient triage.
- Provide face-to-face, video, and telephone visits.
- Serve as a Mental Health Treatment Coordinator and access champion, including consult management.
- Collaborate on recovery-based treatment plans and manage medication care.
- Provide patient education and general mental health telephone triage.
- Manage same-day access triage and scheduled nurse appointments.
- Coordinate care with Addiction Services, the esKetamine Clinic, and Clozaril administration and monitoring.
- Participate in psycho-educational groups and provide follow-up care for high-risk Veterans.
- Manage nursing care related to suicidal concerns, persistent severe mental illness, PTSD, substance use disorders, depression, and anxiety.
- Participate in groups and, as assigned, serve as a program/unit charge or lead nurse and primary preceptor/educator.
Benefits
- Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to eligibility and approval, with awards up to $200,000 and eligibility periods of one to five years.
- Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
- Comprehensive federal employee benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
