Family Nurse Practitioner (Mental Health)

Quick Facts

• Role: Advanced Practice Nurse (Family Nurse Practitioner) in Mental Health Service

• Focus: Support PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) plus primary care gap coverage (about 50/50)

Description

You will practice as a certified Family Nurse Practitioner supporting the PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) by completing medical histories and physicals on admitted patients and managing their medical needs. You will also maintain an individualized, evidence-based plan for patient outcomes, independently manage a panel of patients, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team while providing intermittent coverage as needed. Approximately half of the role is RRTP support, with the remainder covering primary care duties.

Responsibilities

• Perform medical histories and physicals for admitted patients

• Provide advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management

• Independently manage a patient panel with acute and chronic conditions

• Develop and implement individualized plans for population health and disease management

• Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies

• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions

• Initiate referrals and consults to specialty services

• Educate patients and families

• Assess and adjust plans of care as needed

• Provide leadership and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team

Requirements

• Post-master's certificate or master’s/doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner

• NP graduate from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited school (or foreign equivalency validated by an approved agency)

• Active, current, full, unrestricted NP license

• Current, full board certification in FNP (or ANP/AGPCNP/GNP as specified) from ANCC/AANPCB or other nationally recognized certifying body

• English language proficiency

• U.S. citizenship

• Pass background/security investigation and pre-employment physical; complete onboarding and required documents

• Comply with drug screening if required; seasonal influenza vaccination requirement

Benefits

• Competitive salary with potential performance awards

• Paid Time Off: 50 days/year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)

• Retirement: federal pension with 5 years vesting and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

• Work schedule: Monday–Friday (0730–1600 or 0800–1630)

• Telework: authorized for telework-situational (ad-hoc); not remote