Nurse Managers Mental Health Long Term Care & Residential Treatment
Location: Tomah, Wisconsin
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is in need of Nurse Managers Mental Health Long Term Care & Residential Treatment right now, this occupation will be depute in Wisconsin. For complete informations about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. WHO WE ARE
We are people who take great pride and deep satisfaction in providing America's veterans with the best clinical care, the most innovative technology, and the most comprehensive array of benefits America has to offer.
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: HN-942-732198-PM
Vacancy Identification Number: 732198
"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan."
- Abraham Lincoln
As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship Required
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required
Must pass pre-employment examination
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required
Background and/or Security Investigation required
English Language Proficiency required.
DUTIES:
The Tomah VA Medical Center has immediate openings for 2 Nurse Managers located in the Mental Health Long Term Care and Residential Treatment Units.
Work Schedule: Day Shift
403B Mental Health Long Term Care
Community Living Center Unit 403B is a 25-bed unit that providing long term care with specialized mental health requirements for a varied age range population. There is a Wander-guard system in place for identifies vulnerable individuals to minimize risk of getting lost when leaving the unit. The resident population includes patients with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses and co-morbidities such as dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disease, traumatic brain injuries, polydipsia, etc. Residents range in age from adult to frail elderly (30-90+). Care includes assistance with ADLÂ's, medical support, ambulation, recreation therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, etc. For staff and patient safety, the ability to competently perform PMBA skills is required of all nursing staff on the unit. Therapeutic teaching, coaching, mentoring and programming is an important aspect of delivery of nursing care.
Residential Treatment
Acute Psychiatric care is provided primarily on an outpatient basis. Tele-psychiatry and the residential treatment program will also be supervised by the nurse manager. The patient population includes patients with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disease, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, etc. Patients range in age from young adult to frail elderly (18-90+). Care includes stabilization of medications, starting psychotropic medication, detoxification, medical support, etc.
DUTIES
- The Nurse Manager is directly responsible to the designated manager for administrative functions. The Nurse Executive has oversight for nursing practice issues.
- The function of the Nurse Manager is to direct and supervise the delivery of quality nursing care to Veteran patients provided by staff under his/her direct supervision. The Nurse Manager is also responsible for overall management of his/her nursing unit, including but not limited to: staffing; space; quality improvement; resource management; coordination of care with other disciplines.
- The Nurse Manger demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assure that care is provided as appropriate to the age related needs of the patients served in his/her assigned service area. This knowledge includes an understanding of the changes associated with aging and the relevance of this knowledge in developing and implementing a plan of care. He/she must be able to assess and interpret data relating to the patientÂ's current health status, which will facilitate the delivery of care appropriate to the age specific needs of the adult and geriatric patient.
- The nurse manager oversees the operations of all care, provided on a 24-hour basis by registered nurses, licensed practice nurses and nursing assistants. The nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation is applied on an ongoing, systematic manner to all patients.
- The unit and nursing staff also support others areas as needed and accompany patients upon transfer to other facilities if necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Must be proficient in spoken and written English.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
- Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree (BSN)
- Master of Science Nursing Degree (MSN)
- Previous nursing experience working in both Mental Health and Management
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience.
Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience.
Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience.
Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience.
Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
FOREIGN EDUCATION: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States , you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans must claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s), Member Copy 4, if available, showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability and a completed SF-15, "Application for 10-point Veteran Preference".
For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors, omissions, or failure to submit all required documents will affect your eligibility or consideration for this position.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS will receive a rating of IFM (ineligible due to missing forms). Requests for reconsideration of ratings will not be considered for applicants who fail to submit a complete application package. We cannot be held responsible for incompatible software or fax transmissions, etc.
Only send documentation as requested/required by this announcement and that directly supports your qualifications for this position.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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