Registered Nurse-MHICM Case Manager

Job Title

Registered Nurse-MHICM Case Manager

The Registered Nurse-MHICM Case Manager duties include but are not limited:

• Provides clinical community-based case management services to Veterans with severe mental illness (SMI), severe functional impairment, and high Inpatient MH unit utilization, in coordination with existing community and Veterans Affairs (VA) services.
• Gains awareness of the principles and goals of outpatient MH treatment by understanding practices related to patient-centered care, recovery-oriented principles, telemental health, community-based care, and self-awareness related to caring for patients living with MH conditions.
• Attends and participates in MH interdisciplinary team huddles and meetings, uses therapeutic communication techniques, practices de-escalation techniques, utilizes recovery-oriented language, and provides Veterans, their family members, and/or significant others with education regarding their illnesses, medications, and treatment plan.
• Clinically provides outpatient, community-based MH services for a subgroup of Veterans with SMI; including but not limited to providing transportation, in-home and community based visits, and responding to psychiatric and medical emergencies as appropriate.
• Responsibilities include utilizing interventions which maximize health capabilities, including health promotion, pain management education, monitoring vital signs, chronic disease assessments and education, whole-health interventions (e.g., aromatherapy), facilitating virtual access to specialty care (e.g., Wound Care Nurse, Tele Health), and care coordination are incorporated to support recovery and independence and reduce unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits.
• 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:

Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized