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The Grand Junction VA Medical Center is looking for an Advanced Practice Nurse for the Education and Learning Resources to serve as the Mental Health Residency Program Director. This Nurse Practitioner possesses specialized knowledge and clinical skills necessary to function in various roles in caring for the Veterans.
Duties
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices in Mental Health (MH) Service 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
The PMHNP practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification
Core functions are outlined in the clinical privileges that correspond with this position
The PMHNP has prescriptive authority as indicated by their position
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MHNP) Residency Program Director (RPD) practices in the Behavioral Health Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and advancing the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission
The MHNP RPD executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or disciplines and influence the organization's mission and health care
The MHNP RPD practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification
The VA Western Colorado Health Care System (WCHCS) is a Level 3 facility with service-lines serving medical - surgical - neurological - and psychiatric inpatients and outpatients - with a Level III Emergency Department - multiple VA Clinics - and a Community Living Center (CLC)
There is a significant outpatient psychiatric population - with admissions for medical co-morbidities
Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) and telehealth nursing care is also provided
Home-Based Primary Care is provided in the veteran's home
Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Provides oversight of the residency program and meets all Office of Academic Affiliation requirements as well as all applicable accrediting requirements
Functional Statement: Advanced Practice Nurse III Page 2 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: 0800-1630 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
