Registered Nurse- Outpatient Mental Health

Department of Veterans Affairs•Wilmington, DE

29d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the Outpatient Mental Health (MH) Clinic at Wilmington VAMC. The Nurse Outpatient Mental Health (MH) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities to improve patient and organizational outcomes. The psychiatric 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 MH RN facilitates care coordination, linking with the Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care, MH interdisciplinary treatment team huddles and meetings, warm hand-offs, and develops content as well as facilitates nurse-led psychoeducational groups. The MH RN uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de-escalation techniques, utilizes recovery-oriented language, and provides Veterans, their family members, and/or significant others with education regarding their illness, medications, and treatment plan. The MH RN reports and assists and/or directs safety concern resolution and collaborates with program leadership to help improve patient and program outcomes; and directs team response to psychiatric and medical emergencies. The MH RN executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. The MH RN documents nursing triage assessments, risk screens, measurement-based care tools, clinical reminders, and patient plan of care according to facility policy. The MH RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.

Requirements

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

Improve patient and organizational outcomes
Provide patient-centered and recovery-oriented care
Maintain self-awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions
Facilitate care coordination
Link with the Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care
Participate in MH interdisciplinary treatment team huddles and meetings
Provide warm hand-offs
Develop content and facilitate nurse-led psychoeducational groups
Use therapeutic communication techniques
Practice de-escalation techniques
Utilize recovery-oriented language
Provide Veterans, their family members, and/or significant others with education regarding their illness, medications, and treatment plan
Report and assist and/or direct safety concern resolution
Collaborate with program leadership to help improve patient and program outcomes
Direct team response to psychiatric and medical emergencies
Demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care
Document nursing triage assessments, risk screens, measurement-based care tools, clinical reminders, and patient plan of care according to facility policy
Maintain professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient
Provide peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement
Support colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care
Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals