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Registered Nurse-Outpatient Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Registered Nurse- Outpatient Mental Health falls under the Mental Health Service line in the Outpatient Mental (OPMH) setting. The RN primarily functions as a case manager and care coordinator for Veterans who meet DSM-V diagnostic criteria. The position is a part of an interdisciplinary team of mental health professionals referred to as a Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP).
What You'll Do
- →A Career At VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Can Take You Places (youtube.com) Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Provides psychosocial support, assists with problem solving and development of coping skills, and supports the Veterans personal goals for recovery.
- →Obtains a health history of referred patients; data collection includes lifestyle patterns, pain issues, sleep/activity levels, support systems, cultural, social, and ethnic factors, patient treatment preferences and goals.
- →Administers long acting injectable medications, including antipsychotics and opiate antagonists.
- →Administers screening tools, including PHQ9, GAD, PCL, MOCA, Suicide Risk Assessment, and Audit C.
- →Monitors ongoing treatments for adherence, medication side effects, and clinical outcomes, including worsening of symptoms, impairment, and therapeutic response, and provides and/or coordinates appropriate follow up.
- →Assesses patients and provides additional support between visits with licensed independent providers (LIPs).
- →Refers to, consults with and coordinates care with other VA health care providers.
- →Serves as liaison for Veterans in community hospitals and treatment settings to facilitate continuity of care.
- →Coordinates with other agencies and makes referrals to provide patients with necessary community services.
- →Functions as an advocate for Veteran self determination.
- →Provides Veterans and their family members with education regarding their illness, medications, and treatment plan.
- →Facilitates psycho educational and support groups.
- →Actively participates in team meetings and other MH meetings as appropriate.
- →Assists with education and acts as preceptor for others who provide nursing care, i.e. nursing students, new hires, and Peer Support Specialists.
Requirements
- ✓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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1f201bd6-00d6-4a3a-8bd5-d711d6c92fa4
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