Registered Nurse Neuromodulation Program Mental Health

The Registered Nurse will report to the Nurse Manager of the Neuromodulation Program in the Mental Health Care Group.

The registered nurse provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being;

and executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider. The primary duties of the Neuromodulation RN is the administration of ketamine infusions and provision of transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of treatment resistant mental health conditions.

The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community (ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses).Executes position responsibilities that demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. The registered nurse demonstrates (a) Leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning;

(b) Using advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes, (c) Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities, (d) Systematically evaluating current practice, and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise, (e) Guiding, developing, and supporting staff from a leadership perspective, and (f) Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

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

Preferred Experience:

BSN preferred. At least two years of current experience in the provision of care to acute mental health patients. At least two years experience in the provision of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment and/or Ketamine infusions preferred. Strong communication and customer service skills, infusion experience and ACLS.

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday; 8 hour shift. Work schedule is subject to change based on the needs of the organization.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized