Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-BHIP

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. Eligible applicants must meet specific VHA policy requirements and submit the EDRP application within four months of appointment. Award amount is up to $200,000 and the eligibility period is one to five years. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

• The APN III Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices in the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) as a member of an interdisciplinary team that provides recovery‑oriented, veteran‑centered clinical care for veterans with a variety of medical and psychiatric diagnoses in the outpatient clinic setting.
• The PMHNP provides advanced clinical practice, including consultation and management.
• The PMHNP may participate in the on‑call pool for evening and weekend coverage of either David Grant Medical Center (DGMC) or Behavioral Health Inpatient Care Unit (BHICU) depending on physical location, providing inpatient psychiatric care and medical/surgical psychiatric consultations.
• Major duties and responsibilities:
  • Completes comprehensive assessments of biopsychosocial needs of veterans, including mental health evaluation, histories, physicals, diagnosis, and establishes and enacts treatment plans.
  • 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 triage, crisis intervention services, and facilitates admission to psychiatric inpatient services when needed.
  • Provides patient and family education on medical/mental‑health conditions, preventive measures, and prescribed treatments.
  • Demonstrates leadership and collaborates with other mental‑health and specialty‑care professionals, involving veterans and their families 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.

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential performance awards.
• Paid time off: 50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays).
• Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution.
• Insurance: federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many programs carried into retirement).
• Work schedule:
  
  Monday‑Friday, 8 am‑4:30 pm. Compressed/flexible schedule not available. Telework available ad‑hoc per agency policy. This position is not virtual.

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.