Advanced Practice Nurse

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) works in the Mental Health Services at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and provides comprehensive mental health services - advanced clinical practice - consultation - and care management. He/She practices to the full extent of education - training - and certification - with responsibilities defined by clinical privileges and supported by prescriptive authority.

• Duties include - but are not limited to:
  Uses advanced clinical judgment to independently evaluate - diagnose - 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

• 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 paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance:
  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• Work Schedule:
  
  8:00am - 4:30pm
  - Monday
  - Friday
• Telework:
  Not available
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not authorized