Nurse -Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program

Duties

The RRTP (Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program) Mental Health (RN) promotes personal growth and development of psychiatric‑mental health nursing practice. The RRTP RN gains awareness of the principles and goals of RRTP MH treatment by understanding practices related to patient‑centered care, recovery‑oriented principles, and self‑awareness related to caring for patients living with substance use disorder and/or MH conditions. The RRTP RN attends and observes nurse‑led psycho educational groups, uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de‑escalation techniques, utilizes recovery‑oriented language, and provides oversight of the patient safe medication management program.

They also participate in shift report and warm hand‑off, MH interdisciplinary treatment team, environment of care rounds, and identify and report psychiatric and medical care needs and emergencies as directed. The RRTP RN identifies safety concerns and hazardous items to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment of care, and documents nursing assessments, risk screens, nursing plan of care, patient safety rounds, and environmental of care rounds in accordance with facility policy.

The RRTP RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient.

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: Nights, 12s. 7:45pm-8:15am, rotating weekends and holidays. Tour subject to change based on the needs of the agency.