Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-BHIP

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices in the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) as a member of an interdisciplinary team that provides recovery oriented, Veteran-centered clinical care for Veterans with a variety of medical and psychiatric diagnoses in the outpatient clinic setting. The PMHNP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. The PMHNP may participate in the on-call pool for evening and weekend coverage of either David Grant Medical Center (DGMC) or Behavioral Health Inpatient Care Unit (BHICU) depending on physical location, providing inpatient psychiatric care and medical/surgical psychiatric consultations.

Major duties and responsibilities of the position:

• Completes comprehensive assessments of biopsychosocial needs of Veterans, including mental health evaluation, performing histories and physicals, diagnosis, and establishes and enacts treatment plans.
• 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 triage, crisis intervention services and facilitates admission to psychiatric inpatient services when needed.
• 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.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Counsels and treats patients with substance use disorders.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

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, 8am-4:30pm

Telework: Available ad hoc per agency policy

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized