The Registered Nurse for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) in the Greenville Outpatient Mental Health Clinics will work with the Mental Health Team and collaborate with licensed independent providers (LIPs) to assure high quality care to the Veteran with psychiatric diagnoses/mental health needs.
The BHIP Nurse works closely within an interdisciplinary team framework to help foster independent living through appropriate management of the client's mental illness by providing assessments, planning, interventions and evaluation of treatment. Mental health treatment provided is documented within prescribed guidelines in CPRS.
Duties include but not are not limited to:
- Assist Veterans in the following ways: Provide Veterans and their family members with education regarding their illness, medications and treatment plan.
- Provide outreach to clients who are having problems with treatment adherence and who may be relapsing.
- Coordinate with other agencies and make referrals to provide patients with necessary community services.
- Refer to, consult with and coordinate care with other VA health care providers.
- . Assess patients and provide additional support between visits with LIPs. Facilitate psycho-educational and support groups.
- Act as liaison to Inpatient Psychiatric Unit to facilitate continuity of care. Provide coverage as needed for other staff in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic.
- BHIP Program responsibilities: Serves as the primary contact for Veterans. Assists in scheduling, re-scheduling appointments, and appointment cancellations.
- Works closely with Program Support Assistant with appointments & scheduling.
- Performs suicide risk assessments and/or mental status exams & Provides crisis assessment/intervention.
- Provides follow-up care, medication evaluation assessment, and administration of medications as needed.
- Enters order for medication refills, laboratory, and consults per policy.
- Provides case management for high risk Veterans & engages in end-of-life care for Veterans with serious mental illnesses.
- . Ensures BHIP team and PCMM are assigned correctly.
- Assists in treatment planning, care coordination, and daily team meetings. Reviews and completes Clinical Reminders per policy.
- Monitors Performance Measures, wait times, incomplete encounters, and outcome measures for BHIP team.
- Follow-up phone calls, secure messaging. Facilitates appointments with Primary Care Provider for medical evaluation.
- Takes vital signs, completes medication reconciliation, documents care and treatment planning in CPRS.
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: 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: Monday-Friday; 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Telework: No
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Starting at $77,218 Per Year (VN 00)