Registered Nurse-SMILE Residential Treatment Unit-Recruitment/Relocation Incentive

Company: Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medica
Location: Waco
Posted on: January 28, 2023

Job Description:

Registered Nurse-SMILE Residential Treatment Unit-Recruitment/Relocation Incentive - Waco, Texas
Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

The Registered Nurses play a very important role in the complex mental health and medical care and treatment that is provided to Veterans in the Program. The purpose of nursing is to provide patient care and education that maximizes self-care and independent functioning, facilitates positive adaptation to changes in health status, and promotes health or slows health deterioration.

You will deliver theoretically and scientifically based nursing care to an assigned group of veterans. Constantly building upon current clinical competencies. Serve as an advocate for the veteran and is obligated to demonstrate nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory attitudes and behaviors that are sensitive to veteran diversity. Accountable to function as an effective team member, team leader, preceptor and/or charge nurse. Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care
through collaborative strategies with others. Consistently modeling professional conduct in routine and stressful situations. Perform basic, physical, psychological, and social assessments. Demonstrate an ability to identify and prioritize care needs. Assess population-based care requirements. Implement the plan of care, meeting the needs of veterans in a safe, therapeutic manner. Demonstrate accountability for management of Veteran assignment. Recognize critical veteran care situations and seeking appropriate assistance. Maintain current BLS and initiating basic life-saving measures when appropriate. Demonstrate knowledge and/or required safety skills in area of assignment and, when appropriate, in the following: emergency preparedness plan, hazardous materials, fire plan, equipment failure emergency plan, and utility outage response procedures for their area. Systematically document/report Veteran care using nursing process, according to
policies and procedures. Successful completion of Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) Level IV training is required to work on this unit.

CTVHCS is in the process of making a cultural change, shifting from a disease-focused approach to a health and wellbeing approach, in order to implement the Whole Health System of Care. This is a VA-wide initiative to provide a comprehensive and systematic approach to improve healthcare delivery at all stages of Veteran care. This entails moving from an episodic, "siloed" approach to an interdisciplinary, holistic approach, emphasizing self-care in the larger context of well-being. All staff in this facility will be part of this process, shifting the focus from the question, "What's the matter with you?" to the question, "What matters to you, and how can we help you live your best life?" This strategy also involves integrating a full range of conventional approaches with Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) approaches in order to optimize lifelong health and well-being, as defined by the Veteran, rather than narrowly focusing on disease management.

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: Full-time; Primary tours available: 0730-1600, 1530-12am, 2330-12am, Rotating weekends/holidays
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment incentive is authorized for selection(s) new to Federal Service. Relocation incentive is authorized for current Federal employees selected for the position who move more than 50 miles from current address.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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