Registered Nurse Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 82309 - 157013
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center Nurse role is to collaboratively manage coordinate and provide health care to a defined group of high-risk patients with diagnosed severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Care is provided to patients with the goal of achieving quality patient care by improving clinical outcomes increasing continuity of care and minimizing health care costs.
The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center Nurse role is to collaboratively manage coordinate and provide health care to a defined group of high-risk patients with diagnosed severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Care is provided to patients with the goal of achieving quality patient care by improving clinical outcomes increasing continuity of care and minimizing health care costs.
Major duties include:
- The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center Nurse functions within a nursing process framework for problem-solving and care facilitation: assessment planning implementation and evaluation.
- Job duties are focused on achieving optimum mental and physical health and illness prevention. She/he provides psychiatric and mental health nursing care to patients with severe mental health illnesses including complex psychosocial and behavioral issues along with coexisting medical illnesses all patients in the PRRC.
- The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center Nurse is expected to perform data collection and analysis for the purpose of improving care to patient groups maximizing utilization of resources and enhancing the case management program.
- The nurses primary commitment is to the patient whether an individual family group or community (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).
- The Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center Nurse role is to collaboratively manage coordinate and provide health care to a defined group of high-risk patients with diagnosed severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
- Care is provided to patients with the goal of achieving quality patient care by improving clinical outcomes increasing continuity of care and minimizing health care costs.
- Responsibility includes the utilization of general clinical nursing skills and knowledge in care coordination of veterans and education of veterans/significant others as indicated.
- The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center Nurse will adhere to all current directives of VHA and meet current Joint Commission standards Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation standards state licensure standards and VA-OIG expectations.
- Assesses plans implements evaluates and documents and to promotes health and achievement of treatment goals and includes collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Administers prescribes therapies using appropriate judgement; evaluation of therapies is persistent and timely.
- Utilizes assessment and screening tools to plan and implement care: the comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment treatment planning and evaluation skills development counseling crisis intervention preventive health care medication education/ administration of medication and procedures in accordance with Medical Center policy.
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 Various shifts to include weekends and Holidays. Official schedule to be determined.
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) 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 the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited 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); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (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 to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
- 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. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
Grade Determinations: The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran/Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: I Level I
Preferred Qualifications:
- BSN with three (3) years of experience in peer support role; to include mentoring individuals in Mental Health or addiction recovery being a recovery advocate or performing other equivalent work to support others in Mental Health recovery.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Required Experience:
IC
