Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Advanced Practice Nurse - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

The Advanced Practice Nurse - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices in the Mental Health service, and provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, advanced clinical practice, consultation, management, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs mission. The incumbent is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients. The Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification with core functions outlined in the clinical privileges that correspond with this position. He/she has prescriptive authority as indicated by their position.

Major duties and responsibilities of the position:

• 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 for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and mental health veterans.
• Provides assessments, evaluations, and care coordination of Veterans.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Participating member of the interdisciplinary team, to include IDT weekly meetings on both DOM and Acute Psych.
• Collaboration specifically with nursing staff, nurse managers, program managers, and intake coordinators for medical clearance/psych clearance and management of veterans on unit.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes and provides consultation regarding Veterans with medical and psychiatric problems, and provides crisis management as needed.
• Uses advanced clinical judgment to independently provide evidence-based treatment to Veterans with acute or chronic mental illness including use of psychotropic medications, psychotherapy, and other modalities.
• Provides patient and family education on medical/MH conditions, preventive measures, and prescribed treatments.
• Demonstrates leadership and engages in collaboration with other MH and specialty care professionals while involving Veterans and their families (as appropriate), in treatment plan development.
• Counsels and treats patients with substance use disorders. Aides in health promotion, disease prevention, and health education.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals/consults to specialty services, serving as a VA and community liaison.

Work Schedule: Full-time. Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized

Telework: Ad-Hoc per agency policy

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Applicants selected for an EDRP-eligible position will be notified in their conditional job offer. The selectee must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards that includes:

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

US Department of Veterans Affairs