Registered Nurse

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse focused on Mental Health care

• Key focus: Psychosocial rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill Veterans

• Location/Mode: Not a virtual position; driving required

Description

You will deliver and manage mental health nursing care using the full nursing process—assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care based on mental health components. You will coordinate care across the mental health continuum with emphasis on patient education, self-management, and satisfaction, while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes. In addition to direct care, you will support clinic operations, including delegation of tasks, room readiness, and inventory/supply and sterile instrument management.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing care for patients with complex needs using the nursing process aligned with ANA standards

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate mental-health-specific nursing care

• Provide psychosocial rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill Veterans

• Administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines

• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members to influence patient outcomes

• Resolve patient/caregiver concerns related to care coordination, timeliness, process, and environment of care

• Apply patient, family, and caregiver values and beliefs without discrimination

• Serve as a resource to address and resolve ethical issues in the practice setting

• Implement high-reliability principles and I CARE values to improve consistency and outcomes

• Delegate and ensure completion of clinic tasks to maintain a safe clinical environment

• Maintain clean, orderly exam/procedural rooms and ensure supplies are fully stocked daily

• Maintain inventory/supply lists; ensure sterile instrumentation sufficiency

• Store, rotate, and manage supplies/sterile instruments according to expiration and compliance standards

• Ensure compliance and documentation of environmental temperature/humidity monitoring for relevant equipment and supplies

Requirements

• English language proficiency for direct patient care (written and spoken)

• Graduate of an approved professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE) OR current, full, active, unrestricted RN registration (Graduate Nurse Technician exception with active licensure pursuit)

• Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license from a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC

• U.S. citizenship (or meet non-citizen appointment exception)

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements; valid I-9 documentation required (REAL ID compliant after May 7, 2025)

• Position requires driving

• Seasonal influenza vaccination required for VA Health Care Personnel

• Complete all application requirements listed in the announcement; may require probationary period

• EDRP: if eligible and applying, submit EDRP application within four months; award amount/eligibility period determined after review

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential performance awards

• Paid time off: 50 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many options transferable to retirement)

• Licensure: maintain 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory