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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Program Manager Psychiatric Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
On-site Eglin AFB, FL $112K – $186K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Nurse ENFJESFJINFJISFJ OperationsHealthcare
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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.
What You'll Do
- →The purpose of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Program Manager) is to provide advanced nursing care across the continuum of health care services to meet the specialized physiologic and psychological needs of patients with acute, and/or chronic health conditions.
- →This care is continuous and comprehensive and may be provided in any setting where the patient may be found at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System.
- →Delivers specialized, complex, highly professional care that are important program components of the organization and significantly impact the healthcare of Veterans.
- →Management of key clinical, training and administrative programs to include full responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of those programs.
- →Strategically plans to ensure the provision of high-quality services to meet the needs of Veterans being served in planning.
- →Develops and implement programs, policies, and procedures to meet program goals, VHA policy and external accreditation requirements.
- →Performs performance evaluations of all staff assigned to the program, approves time and leave, approves overtime and comp-time, monitors and oversees fund control points, and oversees daily operations, including budgetary oversight Assists in effective integration of program efforts/activities with other medical center operations, community based agencies and activities.
- →Identifies and affects changes in the organizational structure of Behavioral Health Service Line multidisciplinary programs within mental health, as they may prove essential to ensuring conformance with anticipated changes in the treatment needs of the patient population within Behavioral Health.
- →Develops productivity standards appropriate to each service provided and each venue.
- →Tour of duty to be determined based upon facility needs.
- →Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact April.Hightower@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
- →Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position.
- ✓NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package.
- ✓If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 79ca7d82-cee9-40e3-ae31-fad9b2431121
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