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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 38 days ago
About the Role
The St. Cloud VA Health Care System is recruiting for an Advanced Practice Nurse - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to serve Veterans in the Mental Health Integrated Care Community (ICC) Service in Alexandria, MN. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the VA mission. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program, a student loan payment reimbursement program.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →Functions of Assigned Duties: The APN is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients.
- →The APN is responsible for the planning, integrating, implementing, modifying and evaluating the effectiveness of the Veteran's care.
- →The APN is the lead of the integrated care team established by the St.
- →Cloud VA Health Care System.
- →The APN will serve as a liaison to both internal and external providers and will be responsible for managing the care of the Veteran and the seamless transition to and from the community.
- →He/she possesses the knowledge related to VHA guidelines, utilization review criteria, current evidence-based standards of care, compliance guidelines and local policy related to Delegation of Authority as established by the facility Chief of Staff.
- →Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
- →The APN's functional role includes following the standardized care coordination model, incorporating case management principles if applicable, knowledge of processes related to referral and authorization and secure medical documentation exchange.
- →The ability to identify Veterans requiring disease management and the process to obtain these resources internal or external to the VA if applicable.
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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
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