Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Psychiatric​/Mental Health

Summary

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.

• The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
• He/she is responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.
• Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) - or Veterans Administration Central Office (VACO).
• Major duties/responsibilities will include but may not be limited to the following:
  Demonstrates leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice – including access to care and discharge planning.
• Using advanced clinical knowledge judgment to promote staff involvement in planning – decision‑making – and evaluating outcomes – Functioning as an expert in clinical practice and/or areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities – Systematically evaluating current practice – and formulating outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within an area of expertise – Guiding – developing – and supporting staff from a leadership perspective – Using professional standards of care – scientific evidence – and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities – Considers all characteristics of the individual – including gender and role identification – age – life stage – state of health – race – culture – socio‑economic status – values and beliefs in order to assist each patient with the improvement of his/her health status to the maximum potential.
• Utilizes core elements of performance including knowledge and active participation in unit/service/program/VISN level quality improvement processes – such as the customer service program.
• Promotes the medical center mission – vision and values.
• Complies with Equal Employment Opportunity programs – partnerships – customer service standards and Veterans Affairs policies and procedures.
• Has advanced knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of the psychiatric/mental health and psychosocial problems of individuals and their families.
• Scope of practice includes health promotion and maintenance – disease prevention – crisis intervention – management of psychiatric illnesses – patient/family and staff education – community referrals and the interdisciplinary coordination of care.
• Is a clinical expert in psychiatric/mental health interventions including the prescription – renewal and modification of psychiatric medications.
• Participates in ongoing collaboration across healthcare settings with peers – physicians and appropriate others on the health team.
• He/she provides psychiatric‑mental health care to the veteran patients at the VA Community CBOC; and Mental Health Clinic Leads and organizes delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice – including access to care and discharge planning – Uses sound clinical judgment in assessing – planning – implementing – documenting – and evaluating nursing care – based on the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Nursing Practice – Guides staff in the application of critical thinking and process improvement to improve patient care – Anticipates and recognizes medical/surgical/psychiatric emergencies and initiates or leads others to implement appropriate and timely actions.

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay:
  Competitive salary – regular salary increases – potential for performance awards. Paid Time Off: 50 days of…