Physician Assistant - Program Manager (BHIP South)

The incumbent practices in Mental Health (MH) Service as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the VA mission. The PMHNP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management.

The PMHNP practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification. Core functions are outlined in the clinical privileges that correspond with this position. The PMHNP has prescriptive authority as indicated by their position.

NOTE: This multi-discipline recruitment that will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Social Worker; Psychologist; Psychiatrist; Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Social Worker Posting: CBTD-12995264-26-MK Psychologist Posting: CBTD- 12995263-26-MK Psychiatrist Posting: CBTD-12997118-26-CC Nurse Practitioner Posting: CBTD-12996847-26-CC Duties included but not limited to: Maintain overall responsibility for the BHIP teams and the delivery of outpatient general mental healthcare.

Report directly to the Chief of MHS. Supervise staff members on BHIP. Educate and assist teams in the implementation of various initiatives that impact BHIP. Review daily the # of consults in the BHIP Teams - this is looked at in MH Operations Huddle daily.

Data gathered by program specialists daily for this meeting include (a) VISTA "SH Report" that identifies scheduling, pending, and active consults (b) pending consults waiting to be received greater than 2, 5, and 7 days (c) consults that are still in active status at 30, 50, 70, and 90 days (d) encounters greater than 2 days Work with Ambulatory Care Business Operations (ACBO) Leadership to ensure consults are scheduled and encounters are closed.

This is done through informal communication via Teams and email as well as formal meetings (daily Encounter's meeting). Receive or pull daily information about open encounters on the team and share with BHIP Team Leads. Pull every 3-6 months encounters, unique, and productivity for all staff in BHIP and share data with staff and MH leadership.

Receive information from leadership daily about call outs for the team and work with team to help patients be seen or rescheduled. Manage interpersonal dynamics as they arise. Provide education to Veterans and their families about their medications, illnesses, and treatment.

Provide mental health triage, screening, consultation, and/or intervention for veterans referred to the Mental Health Service. Conduct mental health assessments with appropriate documentation in the electronic medical record. Develop treatment plans in collaboration with the patient and appropriate interdisciplinary staff.

Collaborate with the patient/family to establish physical, mental, cultural and environmental factors that facilitate or impede realistic goals and activities. Formulate diagnoses compatible with DSM-V.

Evaluate outpatients and manage acute and chronic mental illnesses according to the usual scope of care to include attention to maintenance of stable mental health conditions and preventive mental health care.

Order and/or interpret laboratory tests, electrocardiograms and diagnostic exams as appropriate to psychotropic medication management and psychiatric assessment. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Physician Assistant Basic Requirements Master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant ~AND~ Successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or are you in the process to taking the exam) ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

Grade Determinations: Physician Assistants hired at all grade levels must meet the basic requirements for employment as a VHA physician assistant. These requirements apply to all PAs employed in the VN/AD 603 series appointed under 38 U.S.C 7401(1) or 38 U.S. C. 7405 in VHA.

In addition to the basic requirements, the following qualification criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates: Experience: PA clinical leaders/administrative leaders require five years of experience which included leadership assignments that involved formulating program objectives and priorities, implementing plans and practices, and interpreting regulatory and organizational guidance to develop and implement policies and/or procedures.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

PAs at this level are not required to meet each individual KSA listed below to qualify, but should be able to demonstrate, develop, or acquire those not met upon appointment for PA-IV: Ability to assess information and make recommendations that may significantly affect the content, interpretation, or development of programs concerning critical matters or key issues within the health care system.

Ability to schedule and supervise staff, students, or ancillary personnel, to include conducting performance evaluations. Skill in planning, organizing, directing, and controlling an integrated program. Skill in design, management of budget, and cost benefit analysis to ensure optimal stewardship of resources.

Ability to analyze complex medical care, organizational processes and/or systems, and develop and implement solutions that improve outcomes at the program or service level. Ability to develop and recommend new or revised policies or procedures to justify program goals and motivate assigned personnel.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is PA IV. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is PA IV.

Physical Requirements: This work is mostly sedentary and requires some standing, bending and carrying light items. The incumbent must have the ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time to interact with the patients and other services.