Job Description

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & 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 ineligible to apply.

Duties

• 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: VA Nurse Total Rewards 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 Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available ad hoc per agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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