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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) assigned as PCMH-I Program Manager serves as the administrative leader of a multidisciplinary team including nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, doctoral level pharmacists, and Nurse Practitioners and also has primary responsibility for the operation and management of key clinical, training, and administrative programs within the Primary Care setting.
What You'll Do
- →Duties for this position include, but are not limited to: Independently practices as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner providing a full range of psychiatric mental health services utilizing treatment guidelines in the delivery of high-quality care.
- →Collaborates with patients, families, and health care practitioners to develop, implement, and evaluate care.
- →Utilizes customer service principles, supports veteran self-determination, and serves as a resource for patients and staff in addressing ethical issues.
- →Demonstrates critical thinking in assessing and managing complex situations.
- →Independently practices as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, utilizing evidenced-based practice guidelines in the delivery of high-quality care.
- →Collaborates with patients, families, and the health care team to develop and implement treatment plans and evaluate health outcomes.
- →Leads the delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, improving outcomes of panel/program.
- →Provides leadership in the application of the nursing process to client care, organizational processes and/or systems, improving outcomes at the program or service level.
- →Contributes to performance improvement initiatives by identifying, analyzing, developing, and implementing processes that improve care at the panel, program, or population level.
- →Incorporates research, evidence-based practice, established professional, community, or regulatory standards, and clinical practice guidelines to validate or change clinical practice.
- →Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
- →Works effectively as a leader in planning and facilitating change to improve outcomes.
- →Collaborates with stakeholders to improve patient care, staff development, and performance measures.
- →Participates in professional development in the areas of practice, education, administration, and knowledge acquisition.
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
Job ID: 3f0c4951-d1a2-47b7-bbb1-51772aeadc5a
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