Advanced Practice Nurse - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Duties

• 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.
• Affirms 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.

Requirements

• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Practices in Mental Health (MH) Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission.
• Practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification.

Skills

• Prescriptive authority as indicated by their position.

Benefits

• VA Nurse Total Rewards: 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) - Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 08:00am - 4:30pm (Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs) - Telework: Not Available - Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Pay

• Competitive salary.

Schedule

• Monday - Friday - 08:00am - 4:30pm (Work schedule subject to change based on agency needs).