(Archived) Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Care Facilitator

Loyal Source Government Services is currently hiring an RN - Behavioral Health Care Facilitator at Andrews AFB near Upper Marlboro, MD. To apply please contact Justin LaMacchia at [Register to View] or at [Register to View] x113 This opportunity at Joint Base Andrews offers a Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Care Facilitator excellent stability, great compensation and benefits packages and a great work environment serving a patient population of active duty air force members and beneficiaries. Company Info: Loyal Source Government Services prides itself on providing elite medical services to the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other federal agencies. Loyal Source is a prime contract holder on the Air Force medical services contract and is currently hiring all medical specialties throughout the United States. As a member of the Loyal Source team you will have the unique opportunity to provide healthcare to the men and women who protect and serve our country along with their families. In addition to this great honor, Loyal Source provides excellent compensation and benefits. OUR NAME “Loyalty is willing in that it is freely given, not coerced. It is chosen after personal consideration, not something that one is born into. Loyalty is practical in that it is practiced. It is actively engaged upon, not passively expressed merely as a strong feeling about something. Loyalty is thoroughgoing in that it is not merely a casual interest but a wholehearted commitment to a cause." –Royce Job Requirements Mandatory knowledge and skills: - Ability to effectively apply core case management functions: a) assessment and identification of patients for case management and need for an established plan of care; b) collaboration with the patient, family/caregiver, and members of the health care team for developing an effective plan of care; c) facilitation of care coordination and communication among all involved parties; d) advocate for the patient and family/caregivers to ensure identified education and appropriate, timely care is received. - Ability to effectively apply core disease management principles to mental health conditions: a) assessment and identification of target populations; b) implementation and execution of Clinical Practice Guidelines or standards; c) collaboration and coordination of activities with other healthcare members; d) promotion and education of patient self-management actions; e) collection, analysis and reporting on identified process and outcome metrics. - Knowledge of medical privacy and confidentiality (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA]), and accreditation standards of Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and The Joint Commission (TJC). - Working knowledge of computer applications/software to include Microsoft Office programs, MS Outlook (e-mail) and Excel. - Must be skillful and tactful in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous. - Must demonstrate ability to apply critical thinking skills and expertise in resolving complicated healthcare, social, interpersonal and financial patient situations. - Must possess organization, problem-solving and communication skills to articulate medical requirements to patients, families/care givers, medical and non-medical staff in a professional and courteous way. - Education. Shall be a graduate from an associate (ADN) or baccalaureate (BSN) degree program in nursing accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education. - License/certification. Maintains an active, valid, current, and unrestricted license (with no limitations, stipulations or pending adverse actions) to practice nursing as a registered nurse in any US state/jurisdiction. - Experience. Shall have a minimum of 3 years experience for ADN or 2 years experience for BSN in mental health nursing. - Experience. Must have practiced in a mental health setting within the last 12 months. - Certification. Certified/certification eligible by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse with 2 years full time experience in mental health. - Physical Requirements. Requirements include some walking, standing, extended periods of sitting. Position may have exposure to communicable illnesses. - Travel. Position may require occasional care and air travel to points within the continental United States.