Mental health nurse practitioner residency | veterans affairs

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Applications for the 2025 cohort are due no later than February 14, 2025. Please email applications to [email protected]. Residency interviews will be held in March

2025. IDEAL CANDIDATES Our mental health nurse practitioner residency is seeking candidates who are highly recommended and have excelled academically.  An ideal candidate possesses the

aptitude to succeed in an environment, which requires: * Interprofessional collaborative teamwork, * Patient-centered team-based methods of clinical care,  * Strong interpersonal

communication skills, and * Passion to deliver high quality mental health care to Veterans within a Federal medical center setting. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS This residency program is for

graduates with no prior mental health nurse practitioner work experience.  The eligibility requirements prior to and throughout this residency are: * Commitment to the full one-year

residency program * Ability to work at both Seattle and American Lake VA Medical Centers * An accredited master's, post-master’s, or doctoral level Nurse Practitioner degree within 12

months of the residency start date – students on-track to graduate between now and the start date are welcome to apply  * Board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse

Practitioner from the AANP or ANCC accrediting bodies prior to program start * Active unencumbered APRN license in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or the District

of Columbia prior to program start date * Active unencumbered RN license in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia * Possess and maintain

American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider certification * Maintain evidence or self-certification of up-to-date vaccinations for healthcare workers as recommended by Centers for

Disease Control (CDC) and VA * Provide evidence of tuberculosis screening or testing as recommended by CDC health care personnel guidelines * Possess two acceptable and valid Identification

documents to meet VA requirements for PIV credential identity verification * Pass screening against the Health and Human Services’ List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) * Citizen

of the United States BENEFITS  This residency is a stipend position.  The stipend is reviewed annually and set by the VA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA).  For example, the 2023-2024

Seattle VA Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency salary is $85,883. HOW TO APPLY  Email [email protected] to receive a Microsoft Word application template, ask questions, and submit your

completed application. APPLICATION PACKAGE Applications should be sent as an email with attachments.  Attachments can be Word or Adobe PDF file types and may be packaged within a ZIP file. 

The application package requirements are: * Curriculum Vitae (CV), which includes the following information: * Education with completion dates of degrees * Clinical rotations in graduate

school * Pertinent work history, including starting and ending dates * If applicable, include explanations for gaps in work history that were three months or longer * Teaching activities *

Scholarly activities, including research or quality improvement projects * Volunteer work * Include a statement if you are Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) recipient * School

transcripts from your Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program * Three professional references (see details below): * 1-2 academic * 1-2 manager/supervisor in nursing or other recent

employment (or clinical preceptor) * Two letters of recommendation from academic faculty in nursing and clinical preceptor, or supervisor or manager in recent employment * Essays responses

(see questions below) ESSAY QUESTIONS Essay responses to the questions below should be one paragraph, preferably no longer than 300 words each. The questions are: * What professional,

educational, or clinical experiences led you to choose a mental health nurse practitioner career?  Please comment upon your vision and plans for your short and long-term career development

and how this residency will support your career goals. * What are your aspirations for a residency program?  What are the goals that you hope to accomplish during your residency at the VA?

Please identify specific areas of interest and skills you want to develop increased mastery, competence, or confidence. * Please describe your qualities and strengths that will contribute

positively to this inter-professional residency experience.  Be specific. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Provide the following information for at least three references.  In doing so, you are

consenting for us to contact them. * Name * Professional relationship * Dates of association * Work address * Email address * Phone number PROGRAM DETAILS  We use an interprofessional

patient aligned care team model.  We collaborate amongst our health care professionals from: * Psychology * Pharmacy * Social Work * Nursing * Other hospital specialties Our training program

facilitates the resident’s growth and transition to independent practice through:   * Clinical supervision,   * Longitudinal mentorship,   * Leadership opportunities,   * Scholarly quality

improvement projects, and   * Continuous feedback throughout the one-year training program.  Nurse practitioner residents will participate in various didactic sessions throughout the year

including:   * Monthly interprofessional didactics,   * Monthly journal club on PTSD and other mental health conditions, * Collaborative care conferences, and * Trainee led quality

improvement projects. PROGRAM POINT OF CONTACT Program director: Sarah Frankel, DNP, PMHNP-BC Program Director of Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency E-mail: [email protected]