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Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner Mental Health INTERMITTENT
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP), Advanced Practice Nurse II, serves within the Veterans Affairs Washington DC Health Care System. The incumbent practices in Outpatient and Inpatient Mental Health and the Emergency Department, providing a full range of mental health services in support of quality, timely Veteran-centered care and the advancement of the VA mission. This position will have an intermittent work schedule working primarily on weekends.
What You'll Do
- →The NP provides comprehensive mental health care, including health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, crisis intervention, assessment and management of psychiatric illnesses, medication management, patient and family education, community referrals, and interdisciplinary coordination of care.
- →The incumbent independently manages Veterans with acute and chronic health conditions while collaborating with physicians, peers, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provides evidence-based psychiatric and mental health care to assigned Veterans as a licensed independent practitioner.
- →Performs comprehensive psychiatric and clinical assessments and independently manages Veterans with acute and chronic health conditions, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.
- →Provides psychiatric and mental health interventions, including the prescription, renewal, and modification of psychiatric medications in accordance with applicable medical center policy.
- →Develops, implements, evaluates, and adjusts individualized treatment plans to promote optimal health outcomes and effective management of psychiatric and other health conditions.
- →Provides crisis intervention and management of psychiatric illnesses across applicable outpatient, inpatient, and emergency care settings.
- →Orders and interprets laboratory tests, diagnostic tests, and other appropriate diagnostic studies.
- →Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions within approved clinical privileges and scope of practice.
- →Initiates referrals and consultations to specialty services and coordinates community referrals as appropriate.
- →Provides education and counseling to Veterans and their families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, health promotion, disease prevention, and self-management.
- →Collaborates with physicians, nurses, peers, and other interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to coordinate care and promote continuity across healthcare settings.
- →Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, including leading patient care teams and facilitating changes designed to improve patient outcomes.
- →Applies critical thinking and advanced clinical judgment in assessing and managing complex patient-care situations.
- →Incorporates research and evidence-based practice, professional standards, regulatory requirements, and clinical practice guidelines into the delivery and evaluation of care.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓English Language Proficiency.
- ✓In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Personality Fit
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