Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this RFP is to obtain a contractor to temporarily provide Traveling Nurses and Mental Health Specialists to the Vermont Department of Mental Health at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital (VPCH), and State Run Secured Residential Facilities. • Candidates with at least 2 years of acute, in-patient psychiatric care experience • Nurse candidates must be licensed to practice in the state of Vermont • Applicable compliance/credentialing material • Proof of outside trainings, current certification in BLS/CPR • Proof of physical examination and work clearance • Medical clearance for respirator fit testing • Proof of COVID vaccination • National criminal background check, as well as verify that candidates are not currently and never have been on the Vermont Abuse Registry maintained by Vermont Adult Protective Services. • National Sex Offender Registry search results. • A completed Office of the Inspector General (OIG) exclusion data base search. • Employed professionals shall participate in and cooperate with States compliance program, and personnel shall conform to all applicable accrediting bodies. • Contractor will notify the State of the initiation of any action, of which it is aware, commenced for the purposes of suspending, revoking, or limiting Health Care Personnel license that is providing services to the State under this agreement. The Department of Mental Health (DMH) is responsible for the provision of services to children and adults who have a severe and persistent mental illness, and/or a severe emotional disturbance. DMH will ensure that all services are delivered in a cost-efficient, clinically effective, and timely fashion. VPCH serves adults who need short-term acute care inpatient treatment and who are under court-ordered psychiatric observation or are committed civilly. The State run Secured Residential Facilities serve civilly committed adults who benefit from transitional supports in the community.
