Advanced Practice Nurse - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Listed on 2026-07-03
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Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Care & Support, Healthcare Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse/APRN
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices in Mental Health (MH) to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The PMHNP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. Duties are performed on a routine and repetitive basis based upon the training and experience of the incumbent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Major duties and responsibilities of the position include the following:
- 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.
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, rotating shifts.
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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