Nurse Practitioner PMHNP

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

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Practices at Evansville -IN CBOC Marion -Il VA Medical Center in Mental Health (MH) Services
• Practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification
• Has prescriptive authority as indicated by their position
• Is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients

Benefits

• VA Nurse Total Rewards
• Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Telework: not available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position