Nurse Practitioner Mental Health Intensive Case Management

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Summary The Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) Nurse Practitioner must be a highly-skilled registered nurse with an advanced education at a Master's level and clinical training in the diagnosis and management of patient care problems. Incumbent demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others. The MHICM Nurse Practitioner functions autonomously as guided by functional statement\/scope of practice and collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) treatment team to manage Veterans diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness. THe MHICM Nurse Practitioner provides community based are with the expectation of 80% of his\/her time spent in the community with Veterans. Due to the intensity of the case management and severe co-morbidity of these Veterans, the nurse case manager\/Veteran ratio is 1:15 or less. Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1630 Financial Disclosure Report : Not Required Duties Veteran care\/needs is recovery focused with a common goal of obtaining maximum independence and re-integration into the community. The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with the Veteran and team members in the development of the strengths-based plan of care to assist Veteran in achieving his\/her identified goals. The Nurse Practitioner provides recovery oriented care for Veterans utilizing their clinical expertise in individualized patient centered treatment planning, symptom, functional assessment, skill training, education, research and consultation. The Nurse Practitioner implements evidence based education methods to promote Veterans informed collaboration rather than passive compliance. The Nurse Practitioner initiates and maintains a collaborative, supportive, mutually respectful, therapeutic alliances, and is an advocate for the Veteran. The patient population includes Veterans who are likely to present with Severe Mental Illness (SMI), PTSD, mood disorders, substance abuse disorders, anxiety disorders and concomitant medical co-morbidities. The Nurse Practitioner is knowledgeable in assessment, treatment and evaluation of a comprehensive range of health care problems including but not limited to: preventative health, prescribing medications and other treatments; ordering, conducting and interpreting laboratory, diagnostic studies and procedures; and patient and family education utilizing community, social and health resources enhancing recovery principles. The Nurse Practitioner may be assigned a panel of patients to manage their health care, assigned urgent or acute care duties or assist with other specialized Mental Health Programs like Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC) as an example. Recruitment\/Relocation Incentive : Not authorized PCS\/Relocation Allowances : Not authorized $79,530 $136,039 Job Details Application Open Date 4\/11\/2018

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Agency Wide
Website : http://www.va.gov/

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The Veterans Health Administration is home to the United States’ largest integrated health care system consisting of 152 medical centers, nearly 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers and Domiciliaries. Together these health care facilities and the more than 53,000 independent licensed health care practitioners who work within them provide comprehensive care to more than 8.3 million* Veterans each year.