Advanced Practice Nurse - Family Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Service

Job Title

Practices as a certified Family Nurse Practitioner in the Mental Health Service who will support the PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) by performing medical histories and physicals on admitted patients and attending to their medical needs as required.

Provides advanced clinical practice, consultation and management.

Preforms Medical Services in support of the PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) by performing medical histories and physicals on admitted patients and attending to their medical needs as required.

Supports RRTP approximately 50% of the position. The other 50% will be working within primary care providing gap coverage or other duties as determined by primary care.

Position may also be required to provide intermittent medical coverage to the Valor Point Domiciliary RRTP.

Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.

Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.

Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.

Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.

Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.

Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.

Provides education to patients and their families.

Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Exemplifies the ICARE core values of - Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence.

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 0730-1600 or 0800-1630.

Telework: This position is authorized for telework-situational (ad-hoc) AND has not been authorized as remote.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized