Total 1 Education / Training job vacancies in AgeCare Aurora

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) II Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practices in Mental Health (MH) to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The PMHNP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. The PMHNP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients. This position is also the PMHNP Residency Training Director, with duties commensurate for leading and growing the current PMHNP Residency Program (currently in the second year).

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Delivers evidence-based health care, demonstrating proficiency in the ability to manage a patient panel, population, or program.
• Uses advanced clinical judgment to independently provide evidence-based treatment to Veterans with acute or chronic mental illness including use of psychotropic medications, psychotherapy, and other modalities.
• Provides patient and family education on medical/MH conditions, preventive measures, and prescribed treatments.
• Demonstrates leadership and engages in collaboration with other MH and specialty care professionals while involving Veterans and their families (as appropriate), in treatment plan development.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Counsels and treats patients with substance use disorders.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Serves as the program manager of the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency Program (MHNPR).
• Manages all administrative components of the MHNPR including trainee recruitment.
• Collaborates with executive leadership, academic partners, services leaders, other education programs, and trainees.
• Ensures program compliance with the VA Office of Academic Affiliation standards and accrediting bodies of affiliated institutions.
• All other assigned duties.