Outpatient Mental Health Registered Nurse

Summary POSITION TITLE: Registered Nurse - Mental Health (BHIP) Case Manager/Care Manager (Henrico CBOC) Responsibilities The Mental Health Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) RN Case Manager/Care Manager (Henrico CBOC) provides support to the team by providing care coordination and evidence-based care. The BHIP team uses a Collaborative Chronic Care Model to provide access to proactive, comprehensive, Veteran centered care. The RN is will bring a lot of value to the team, performing crucial tasks such as: function in the role of a Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (per policy), triaging walk-in patients, complete clinical reminders, complete suicide screening, screenings-PHQ-9, AUD-C, PCL-5, etc. send letters to Veterans in the program, medication management and education, secure messaging- answer Nursing level calls and coordinate with Providers needing higher level attention, vital signs, weights, EKGs, etc., call enter notes, long-acting injectables when indicated, patient coordination-labs/UDS, participate and/or facilitate huddles, provide cross-coverage for other BHIP Nurses, assist with completing patient forms, obtain records-within facility guidelines, other related tasks as needed. Duties include, but are not limited to: Determine the nature, extent and acuity of Veterans' needs and triages accordingly. Schedule own appts to coordinate face to face encounters re: patient needs. Provide patients with education re: illness, medication and treatment plan. Provide outreach to clients who are non-compliant of may be decompensating. Coordinate with other agencies and makes referrals to provide patients with necessary community services. Refers, consults with and coordinates care with other VA health care providers. Assess patients and provide additional support between visits and providers. Acts as a liaison to Inpatient Psychiatric unit to facilitate continuity of care. Facilitate psycho-education and supportive resources. Clinical reminders (per scope of practice), appointment reminders, track medication delivered to patient by mail. Secure messages-answer and follow-up, as allowed by policy. Assist with completing forms for patients. Receive crisis phone calls, triage needs, and communicate with providers. Coordinate face to face encounters with patients needed for: antipsychotic injections, Vivitrol Injections, ECGs, and Vital Signs including weight check. Administer the MH Injections on a 2-week or 4-week medication regimen and document on CPRS. Additional job related duties as needed withing scope of practice 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; 8:00am-4:30pm 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, driver's 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

Created: 2026-04-01