Registered Nurse- Outpatient Mental Health Care Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration
Anchorage, Alaska
Health system employer
RN · Psychiatric
Posted Jul 23
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Military
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
The Outpatient Mental Health (MH) Registered Nurse supports staff in providing a full range of nursing care to clients with complex care needs in an outpatient mental health setting. Duties include attending and participating in MH interdisciplinary team huddles and meetings, using therapeutic communication techniques and de-escalation techniques, providing Veterans and family members with education regarding illness, medications, and treatment plans, participating in warm hand-off and care coordination, responding to psychiatric and medical emergencies, documenting nursing triage assessments and patient plan of care, and maintaining professional boundaries.
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Requirements
- RN
- U.S. Citizenship
- RN License
- 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Background check
- Pass drug screening
- Pre-employment physical examination
- Associate Degree in Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master's degree in nursing
- 1 year of experience
Benefits
- Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) up to $200,000
- Competitive salary with regular salary increases
- Performance awards
- 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays)
- Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
- Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
- Federal health insurance
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Median rent
- $1,489/mo
- Local household income
- $103,284/yr
- Metro price level
- 5% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Anchorage area index 105.4, where 100 is the national average.
Anchorage sits between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet, offering urban conveniences alongside ready access to Alaska's wilderness. Outdoor recreation, frequent wildlife sightings, and long summer days define daily life for nurses who relocate here.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants. The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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