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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 38 days ago
About the Role
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 Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) II Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission.
- →The APN provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management and will be primarily located in our mental health intake/consultation/crisis clinic and rounding inpatient and in the ED as warranted.
- →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.
- →Determines the best level of care for patients and provide acute treatment for mental health crisis Works with a multidisciplinary group of mental health specialists as well as emergency department providers to support patients in the ED.
- →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.
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.
- ✓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: 7d7421b5-529c-40e6-8948-ae0af46adbf2
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