Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Nurse Practitioner)-Telemental Health Program Manager
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) assigned as Program Manager of the Telemental Health Program (TMH) Manager provide independent clinical service delivery and administration of the Telemental Health Program within the Mental Health Service, as well as providing oversight and work assignments to the interdisciplinary staff working in the Program. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to: Clinical Responsibilities: Uses telemental health modalities to provide a wide range of psychological assessment and diagnostic services for Veterans with a wide range of psychiatric disorders Provides motivational enhancement activities to prepare Veterans to participate in clinically appropriate care Provides expert evidence-based psychotherapy services for Veterans including individual and group therapy, family/relationship counseling, and psychoeducation Provides consultation to providers in the area of evidenced based interventions Promotes communication/interactions between medical team members, Veterans, and their families to facilitate the medical treatment process Administrative, Supervisory, evaluative, and other significant responsibilities. Develops and coordinates services offered to Veterans and their families enrolled in the telemental health program. Services include assessment, medication management, crisis intervention, educational, individual, family, and group treatment, case management and measurement-based care. Formulates, interprets, and implements policies and procedures pertaining to quality mental health care to assure compliance with internal and external performance standards. Directs and guides various disciplines within the mental health service to assure efficiency, including the scheduling of activities, the redesign of workloads, daily monitoring of the operations of the program, and feedback to other managers about staff performance. Evaluates current program services in a systematic manner, including the collection, tabulation, and presentation of program statistics, trends, and outcome measures. Interfaces with other program managers, the Mental Health Leadership, and VA personnel regarding relevant programmatic issues with recommendations for improvement in service delivery and budgetary requests Serves as a member of the Mental Health Total Quality Improvement Team. Maintains productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to: VHA, VISN, Medical Center staff, labor partners, Veterans, and state organizations. Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures within the telemental health program to accommodate resource allocation decisions. Leads regularly scheduled meetings (e.g., weekly) of the telemental health team to address issues and facilitate program planning. Oversees the daily operation of the telemental health team (e.g., facilitate closing of encounters, processing of consults, facilitate communication with Health Administration Services (HAS) regarding pulling of scheduling of appointments, documentation and re-scheduling of missed appointments). 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: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday. Subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ronda.eady@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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. 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.