Summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) Behavioral Health Care Line is seeking qualified full-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to become part of our acute inpatient psychiatry team and neuromodulation clinic (NMC).

Duties

• The PMHNP functions as an licensed independent practitioner (LIP) providing the full range of psychiatric mental health and medical care for Veterans admitted to our two inpatient acute psychiatric units and for Veterans who are receiving psychiatric interventional services (ketamine infusions - esketamine - rTMS - ECT) in the NMC
• The PMHNP provides interventions at a complex level of clinical care - utilizing a comprehensive range of clinical expertise and therapeutic modalities in the provision of treatment services to assist Veterans to reach their individual recovery goals and their optimal level of functional independence and health
• The incumbent will practice in both the NMC and inpatient psychiatric units on a daily basis
• The PMHNP functions with delineated clinical privileges granted by the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff and is a member of the medical staff
• The PMHNP will directly report to the BHCL Inpatient Medical Director
• Duties include but not limited to the following: Part of a psychiatric care team working with other advanced practice providers - physicians - mental health and medical health providers - nurses and/or other support staff
• Provides high quality and efficient care with the ability to work well in an interdisciplinary team setting
• Formulate treatment plans and actively participate in treatment teams
• Successfully adhere to system based practices relating to clinical care - safety and documentation standards
• Maintains clear - accurate - and current clinical records
• Complete medical records per hospital regulations
• Use advanced clinical judgment and evidence-based treatment strategies to provide care to Veterans with acute or chronic mental illness including treatment with psychotropic medications - psychotherapy - medical care and consultation with other mental health professionals
• Provide patient education of medical/mental health conditions - preventive measures and prescribed treatments
• Act as a consultant in involving patients in the treatment and management plan
• Provide medical evaluation and management of new and chronic medical conditions for Veterans admitted to inpatient psychiatry
• Perform medical history and physicals for new admissions and provides medication management for medical conditions
• Consult with Medicine Service for Veteran's who develop acute conditions - and require a higher level of medical care for acute medical issues
• Provide psychiatry gap coverage on the inpatient psychiatric units
• This includes assessment - diagnosis - and management of mental health and psychiatric disorders across the lifespan
• Complete Neuromodulation consults - perform pre-procedure History and Physicals - identify and orders medical specialty consults for pre-procedure medical clearance
• Collaborate with Ambulatory Surgery team on day of procedure to establish ketamine infusion and medication orders
• Administers standard psychological questionnaires prior to ketamine infusions
• Completes documentation related to the procedure
• Provide ongoing psychiatric/mental health follow up on an outpatient basis for caseload of Veterans receiving NMC services to include psychotropic medication management and supportive psychotherapy services
• Work as mentor - preceptor - consultant - and researcher
• in collaboration with other health care professionals to accomplish patient - service and hospital goals - and expected to precept NP and PA students and residents
• Preferred Experience: Applicants who hold dual board certification as a PMHNP and Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner are strongly preferred and will be given first consideration for this position
• The incumbent is required to have prescriptive authority
• 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: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm M-F (8 hour day tour) Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized