Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner - PCMHI (Primary Care-Mental Health Integration)This Nurse Practitioner - PCMHI (Primary Care-Mental Health Integration) position is located in the Mental Health Service at the Portland, ME location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week. The incumbent practices in the PCMHI Program in the Mental Health (MH) Service as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the VA mission. The PMHNP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. Duties include but are not limited to: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/mental health conditions, preventive measures, and prescribed treatments.Demonstrates leadership and engages in collaboration with primary care mental health 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 outcomesCounsels and treats patients with substance use disorders.Orders and interprets diagnostic studiesInitiates referrals/consults to specialty servicesExemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and ExcellenceWork Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pmVirtual: This is not a virtual position.EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Karen Chapman View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn moreAssignment Code: N4Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not AuthorizedPay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid 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 VAInsurance: 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 territoryNotifications:This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit positionThis position is in the Excepted ServiceThis position is covered by a special rateVeterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards