Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program

Registered Nurse Care Manager

The Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager (CM) serves as a RN within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP). The RNCM provides comprehensive coordination of care to Veterans, utilizing specialized skills and knowledge in a relatively independent fashion. Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Documenting and completing notes, and encounters into the EMR, on the day of service.
• Assesses educational needs and provides education and brief interventions to patients and assures longitudinal follow-up, while also assessing response to and side-effects from treatment.
• Provides direct advice regarding symptoms of depression, anxiety, psychosis, and substance use disorders to patients, including supportive counseling and education to patients, spouses, caregivers, and families, as well as skills building, managing symptoms and treatment adherence through individual or group modality.
• Completes structured diagnostic and clinical assessments for Veterans using the nursing process which requires knowledge of medical and psychiatric terminology, diagnostic categories, and chart review. Develops and updates the individualized multidisciplinary treatment plan with specific interventions to achieve recovery based measurable goals and objectives based upon assessment and evaluation of effectiveness of interventions.
• Completes safety assessment and safety plan at intervals defined by risk level appropriate to nursing scope of practice.
• Completes clinical measures that are appropriate for MH as part of clinical assessments, treatment, and care planning. This includes determining the appropriate level of care need for patients not in treatment and the ability to understand the variety of clinical options available through the clinic, medical center, and local community.
• Coordinates care of the Veterans and facilitates the effective utilization of community resources.
• Contacts patients through written correspondence, tele-health, and telephone calls, and conducts follow-up interviews. Assigns and reassigns the Mental Health Treatment Coordinator of patients and facilitates transfer of care when appropriate.
• Participates in patient and family education, utilizing various ways of communication that include secure messaging.
• Maintains required clinical records, evaluation and monitoring of service delivery, and outcomes.
• Plans and tracks patient's treatment and care and adherence to the post hospital follow-up visit.

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:

Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Supervisor discretion

Telework:
Not available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

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

Camarena Contreras, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
Not Authorized