Registered Nurse - Collaborative Care Manager

## Professional Registered Nurse

We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurses to provide direct patient care across various clinical settings. This role involves delivering patient-centered care, integrating biopsychosocial concepts, and applying evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes.

### Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care.
• Integrate biopsychosocial concepts into care delivery.
• Lead and collaborate with healthcare teams to enhance holistic care (for higher grades).
• Apply evidence-based practice and participate in professional development.
• Manage complex patient situations with deliberate planning and self-direction.

### Basic Qualifications:

• **Education:** Graduate of a professional nursing school accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

* *Foreign Graduates:* Must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration and formal degree equivalency validation from a VA-recognized evaluation service.

• **Licensure:** Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• **Language:** Proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• **Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception:** Candidates who meet educational requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed temporarily as a GNT while actively pursuing RN licensure.

### Education & Experience Levels (Grade Determinations):

• **Nurse I, Level I:** Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing. No additional professional nursing experience required.
• **Nurse I, Level II:** ADN or Diploma in Nursing and 1 year of specialized nursing experience, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• **Nurse I, Level III:** ADN or Diploma and 2 years professional nursing experience (including 1 year equivalent to Level II), OR BSN AND 1 year experience (equivalent to Level II), or Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or a related field with a BSN.
• **Nurse II:** BSN AND 2 years professional nursing experience (equivalent to Level III), OR MSN AND 1 year specialized nursing experience (equivalent to Level III), or a Doctoral degree in Nursing, or a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN.
• **Nurse III:** MSN AND 2 years specialized nursing experience (including 1 year equivalent to Nurse II), or a Master's degree in a related field with a BSN AND 2 years specialized nursing experience (including 1 year equivalent to Nurse II), or a Doctoral degree in Nursing and 1 year specialized nursing experience (equivalent to Nurse II), or a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN AND 1 year specialized nursing experience (equivalent to Nurse II).

* *Note:* Each level has specific dimension requirements including Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence-Based Practice/Research.

### Preferred Qualifications:

• BSN with 5 years of Mental Health experience.

### Physical Requirements:

• Requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring prolonged periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Capable of transferring patients and objects (mechanical lifts provided).
• Comfortable with exposure to infected patients, contaminated materials, and wearing protective clothing as needed.
• Prepared for occasional exposure to combative patients secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
• Completion of annual Employee Health requirements is mandatory.
• May require driving and/or riding in GSA vehicles for off-site care.