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The Chief Nurse, Mental Health Care Line executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for assigned areas of responsibility for Mental Health Services which will also include but are not limited to the Domiciliary and Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP) services within the medical center,
- S/he is accountable to the Associate Director/Patient Care and maintains a collaborative relationship with the GECL Manager.
- S/he has the administrative authority related to the functions and activities of the nursing staff in the Mental Health
- S/he ensures the currency and implementation of all patient care policies, procedures and directives.
- S/he is responsible for, including but not limited to, area specific quality improvement activities, compliance to accrediting body standards and regulations, related VHA performance measures and monitors all matters related to the delivery of care for Mental Health within the facility.
Basic Requirements:
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- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
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