Advanced Practice Nurse; Psychiatric Mental Health - Primary Care Mental Health Integration; PCMHI

Summary

The Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) APN is a member of an interdisciplinary team that provides functional assessments, triage, brief intervention, education & consultative services regarding a wide range of mental health and behavioral medicine concerns on referral from PACT providers. The PC-MHI APN provides brief time‑limited psychopharmacologic/psychotherapeutic interventions to patients in Primary Care, Women’s Clinic and other medical settings.

• Uses advanced clinical judgment to independently provide evidence‑based treatment to Veterans with acute or chronic mental illness, including use of psychotropic medications, psychotherapy, and other modalities.
• Provides patient and family education on medical/MH conditions, preventive measures, and prescribed treatments.
• Demonstrates leadership and engages in collaboration with other MH and specialty care professionals while involving Veterans and their families (as appropriate) in treatment plan development.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Counsels and treats patients with substance use disorders.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence.

• Competitive salary with regular increases and performance awards.
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 federal holidays).
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension with 5-year vesting; federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions.
• Insurance:
  Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many programs can be carried into retirement).
• Licensure: one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory required.
• Work schedule:
  
  Monday‑Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, not available for compressed/flexible or telework.
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  None authorized.
• No Education Debt Reimbursement Program, no PCS or AVO authorized.