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- Assume delegated responsibility for the care of a particular group of clients at the Domiciliary
- Assume delegated responsibility to oversee domiciliary nursing assistants
- Support policies and procedures of the MHRRTP, Mental Health Services (MHS), Patient Care Services (PCS), and the James A. Haley VAMC.
- Maintain responsibility for quality patient care; demonstrate a willingness to support change for the improvement of patient care and unit operation.
- Provide skilled nursing care and give guidance to clients in the management of their physical and psychosocial needs.
- Provide a safe, therapeutic environment that protects patient rights.
- Perform clinical assessment and treatment procedures identified in the clinical reminders posted in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), and other assessment and treatment procedures (e.g. immunizations, injections, PPDs).
- Assess client's health status by gathering information and identify client's actual and potential problems; maintain ongoing assessment of client's status based on information gathered by interviewing and observation.
- Develop a therapeutic relationship with assigned clients to coordinate psychosocial treatment with standardized physical nursing care and guidance.
- Develop care plans using assessment data that integrates medical and nursing therapies including input from the client's family and other health care team members. Provide case management of assigned residents in the program.
- Collaborate with other healthcare team members in the delivery of healthcare services according to established standards and patient care principles.
- Involve the client's family and other healthcare team members in discharge planning.
- Organize and conduct, as appropriate, various treatment modalities such as individual and group counseling, milieu therapy, etc.
- Evaluate the response of the client to plan of care and nursing interventions and revise patient care to meet changing needs.
- Monitor client behavior to intervene when appropriate; monitor clients for critical changes and initiate appropriate emergency procedures.
- Demonstrate competency in performance of technical skills.
- Conducts medication independence reviews and safety inspections
- Educates patients about medications and helps to promote adherence
- Provides monitoring and education on Safe Medication Management
- Performs breathalyzers and collects urine samples
- Provides opioid overdose prevention information and naloxone training
- Conducts medication, and hazardous item inspections, and safety rounds
- Conducts safety drills and environment of care inspections
- Provide effective management of crisis in disturbed clients in emergency situations.
- Monitor client behavior to intervene when appropriate.
- Incorporate results on quality assurance programs in daily patient care activities.
- Promote, participate, and evaluate patient/family health education.
- Participate in the education and direction of nursing personnel.
- Educate clients in a variety of prevention, health promotion, and maintenance interventions.
- Assist medical providers and pharmacists with evaluating medication compliance and knowledge of the clients' prescribed medications.
- Conduct other group therapy and/or education sessions as assigned.
- Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in assessment, planning, providing, and evaluating care for MHRRTP clients.
- Maintain a valid driver's license and DOT status for driving government vehicles.
Registered Nurse - Tampa, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
The Registered Nurse for Outpatient Mental Health Domiciliary are a dynamic role that requires the incumbent to be flexible and able to support a dynamic and diverse environment of the rehabilitation of patients in the Domiciliary programs.
This is an Open Continuous Announcement. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.
Duties
The RN works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to provide mental health care for patients on the SARRTP units. The RN assists the Veteran in adapting to an altered lifestyle while providing a therapeutic environment for the veterans and their family's development. The RN designs and implements treatment strategies that are based on scientific nursing theory related to self-care and that promote physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health. Per local facility policy, the RN is responsible for maintaining Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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: Shift varies, 24/7 unit Days, evenings, nights
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required