Registered Nurse - Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP)
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The Mental Health Registered Nurse is responsible for providing and leading the provision of competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients. The Registered Nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and provide quality improvement and outcomes utilization consultation. The Registered Nurse will provide patient-centered and recovery-oriented care and maintain self-awareness while caring for patients living with substance use disorder and/or Mental Health conditions. The Registered Nurse will facilitate shift report, warm hand-offs, and nurse-led psychoeducational groups; use therapeutic communication techniques, practice de-escalation techniques, utilize recovery-oriented language, and provide oversight of the patient safe medication management program. The Registered Nurse will actively participate in Mental Health interdisciplinary treatment team, patient safety and environment of care rounds, and respond to psychiatric and medical care needs and emergencies as directed. The Registered Nurse will report safety concerns, and document nursing assessments, risk screens, nursing plan of care, patient safety rounds, and environment of care rounds according to facility policy. The Registered Nurse will maintain professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient. Foster a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals. Support colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care. Question clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
MAJOR DUTIES:
The Registered Nurse performs many functions in the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs (RRTP), to include but not limited to the following:
- Establish therapeutic relationships to enhance a trauma-sensitive experience using therapeutic interventions and help eliminate barriers to recovery services by incorporating person-first language.
- Create and maintain a safe, therapeutic, recovery-oriented environment in collaboration with Veterans and other healthcare providers.
- Assess and identify health-related illness using nursing assessments which follow the national standards for nursing assessments.
- Provide education and health teaching (individual or group settings) to Veterans regarding healthcare needs; recovery goals; mental health and substance use problems; treatment regimens; coping skills; stress management and relaxation techniques; crisis management; and medications.
- Play a key role in medication management in Mental Health RRTPs and administer medications as ordered by the credentialed provider for monitoring the effectiveness of those medications. Nursing staff must consistently assess and monitor the physical environment to ensure the safety and security of medications.
- Develop and monitor nursing outcomes. The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing nursing objectives, interventions, and outcomes to help Veterans achieve their treatment goals.
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: To Be Determined
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
