Registered Nurse

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount(up to $200,000) & eligibility period(one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

The SAVAHCS Mental Health Service values cultural diversity across our staff and training programs. Mental Health Service leaders are deeply committed to fostering an environment that is highly sensitive to and appreciative of all aspects of diversity. Our staff represent a variety of cultural backgrounds, competencies, interests, and theoretical orientations.
1 West, Nursing Mental Health unit is an acute voluntary inpatient psychiatric service that provides 24/7 highest quality care and stablishing environment for men and women veterans who are in crisis, experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and requiring an emergency admission. The 1 west 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, therapeutic relationship 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 provide.

Duties:

* Establishes patient care priorities that ensure safe and effective patient care.

* Possess through knowledge of psychiatric patients, suicidal patients, restraints patients, patients with substance use disorder/withdrawal and patients with PTSD.

* Safely and effectively uses equipment required for patient care and reports equipment need of repair.

* Effectively directs the flow of patient care and nursing resources.

* Uses the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and the Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy.

* Demonstrates grade-appropriate and consistent critical thinking skills; recognize the patient has a problem. The nurse can manage the problem safely and effectively, recognizing his/her scope of practice. The nurse has a relative sense of urgency and takes the right action for the right reason.

* Encourages and supports patients and families to participate in care and decision-making at the level they choose.

* Demonstrate sound clinical judgment in assessing, planning, documenting, and evaluating patients.

* Demonstrates positive effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.

* Demonstrate consistent critical skills to ensure positive outcomes in the care of psychiatric patients, suicidal patients, retrained patients, patients with substance use disorder/withdrawal and patients with PTSD.

* Collaborates with patients, families, health care practitioners, and health care leaders in policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation, as well as in the delivery of care (Patient and Family Centered Care).

* Practices and fosters in staff the belief that care giving is best achieved through kindness and compassion, and families, friends and loved ones are vital to the healing process (Patient and Family Centered Care).

* Acts as Charge RN as assigned.

* Precepts and mentors new staff and students.

* Maintains current BLS certifications

* Maintains current PMDB training.

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

Work Schedule:

Night Shift from 7:30PM-8:00AM 6 x12 HRS and 1 8HR per pay period, Includes weekends and holidays.

Compressed/Flexible:
Per Agency policy

Telework:
Not Authorized

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgram

Support, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized