Nurse Practitioner - Mental Health

<p>Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to provide direct clinical services in an Outpatient Clinic. Incumbent works within the Mental Health Service Line in the Outpatient Clinic setting.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Duties include but not limited to: Provides psychiatric care to Veterans served within the Mental Health Service Line including obtaining health history, conducting interviews and assessments, formulating diagnoses, conducing mental status exams, substance abuse related assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests and completes inpatient and outpatient assessment. Conducts counseling and psychotherapy interventions through generally accepted methods of brief and long-term therapy, including individual therapy, group therapy, marital or couple therapy and family therapy. Provides psychopharmacological interventions including prescribing or recommending of pharmacologic agents and the ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and laboratory testing. Establishes and formulates the need for appropriate level of care to include voluntary and involuntary inpatient hospitalization. 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: Full Time- 0800-1630 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.