Healthcare administration Jobs in Port St Lucie, FL

Summary

The Nurse III is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and / or supervising direct patient care. Assesses plans implements and evaluates care based on Mental Health (MH) specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education self-management and customer satisfaction throughout the MH continuum of care. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines.

Duties

The Nurse Ill Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities to improve patient and organizational outcomes. The ICMHR RN executes their position duties by providing patient-centered and recovery-oriented care and maintaining self-awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions. The ICMHR program provides clinical community-based case management services to Veterans with pervasive mental illness (PMI) severe functional impairment and high Inpatient MH unit utilization in coordination with existing community and Veterans Affairs (VA) services. The ICMHR RN gains awareness of the principles and goals of outpatient MH treatment by understanding practices related to patient-centered care recovery-oriented principles telemental health community-based care and self-awareness related to caring for patients living with MH conditions. The ICMHR RN facilitates care coordination linking with the Inpatient MH units to facilitate continuity of care attends and participates in MH interdisciplinary team huddles and meetings uses therapeutic communication techniques practices de-escalation techniques utilizes recovery-oriented language and provides Veterans their family members and / or significant others with education regarding their illness medications and treatment plan. The ICMHR RN clinically provides outpatient community-based MH services for a subgroup of Veterans with PMI; including but not limited to transportation medication management in home / community consultation and responds to psychiatric and medical emergencies as directed. The ICMHR RN documents nursing triage assessments risk screens clinical reminders and patient plan of care in accordance with facility policy. The ICMHR RN maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient.

The ICMHR RN reports and assists and / or directs safety concern resolution and collaborates with program leadership to help improve patient and program outcomes; and directs team response to psychiatric and medical emergencies. The ICMHR RN executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership experience and creative approaches to management of complex MH client care. Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement. Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe quality MH nursing care. Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals. The ICMHR RN collaborates and supports MH nursing along with other disciplines.

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 7 : 30 am - 4 : 00 pm

Telework : Not available

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not authorized

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959.
• Subject to background / security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements :

NOTE : Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1 / 29 / 2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure / certification.

Grade Determinations : The following Scope Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates and if appropriate the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice Veteran / Patient Driven Care Leadership Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice / Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment : I Level I

Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies.

An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing with no additional professional nursing required.

Nurse I Level II

Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex.

An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I Level 1 ; OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.

Nurse I Level III

Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.

An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I Level 2; OR a Masters degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Masters degree in a

Nurse II

Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.

A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I Level 3; OR a Masters degree in a

Nurse III

Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting.

MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Masters degree in

Reference : For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements : This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as direct patient care and potentially long periods of walking standing sitting moderate lifting repeated bending or kneeling.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38 and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration / Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA / OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 95714 - 127295