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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on Mental Health (MH) specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the MH continuum of care. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. The Registered Nurse is accountable for providing psychosocial rehabilitation services to seriously mentally ill Veterans. Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on Mental Health (MH) specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the MH continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. This position requires driving. Major Duties: Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA standards of nursing practice. Applies clinical knowledge/judgement to lead staff involvement in planning, decision making, and evaluation outcomes within the immediate practice setting. Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting. Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting. Applies patient, family and caregiver knowledge, Values and beliefs into care delivery without judgement or discrimination. Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting. Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE vales to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes. Ensure appropriate delegation/completion of clinic task assignments to optimize safe clinical environment for staff, patients and visitors. Ensure clean and orderly exam rooms, procedural suites and supply rooms are fully stocked by end of each day Maintaining inventory/supply list, ensuring supply and sterile instrument sufficiency. Ensure supply and sterile instrumentation are appropriately stored and rotated in accordance with expiration dates and compliance standards. Ensure compliance and documentation of environmental temperature/humidity monitoring compliance of all refrigerators, consumables supply, re-usable, &/or loaned supply items &/or devices. Preferred Experience: Nurse with BSN or MSN Mental Health experience Home Health experience BLS certified 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: Trad

Salaire : $93,546 – $163,824/Per Year | Avantages : http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 5, Health Services Area (HSA) 5.2 and serves VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS). VANCHCS is the 8th largest VA Health Care System in the country serving VISN 5. The VANCHCS is a Level 1a complexity healthcare system and ranks among a complex system in the Veterans Affairs serving VISN 5, HSA 5.2.