Psychiatric-Psychological Well being Nurse Practitioner Residency Program | VA San Francisco Well being Care

This 12-month post-graduate program provides clinical and academic experience for new graduates transitioning into professional roles as PMHNPs. The San Francisco VA Healthcare System, with academic partnership from UCSF, promotes mentorship and fosters a supportive interprofessional learning environment for providing evidence-based care to our Veteran population.

Program Structure

• This is a 12 month program
• Residency curriculum includes:
  • Clinical rotations on interprofessional teams
  • Integrated and parallel didactic sessions
  • Learner-selected quality-improvement project
  • Didactic sessions frequently occur in conjunction with other UCSF-SFVAHCS resident training programs to promote interprofessional learning
  • Core clinical rotations include longitudinal learning experiences in general outpatient psychiatry, addiction and recovery treatment, PTSD, and women’s health
  • Block clinical rotations include the psychiatric emergency service, community mental health, TMS, and psychotherapy groups
  • Residents are assigned a faculty mentor and advanced practice nurse preceptors during clinical care rotations to serve as resources and provide support as they transition to performing as autonomous PMHNPs
• Upon successful completion of the residency a certificate is awarded
• Candidates who successfully complete the residency training program will be given the

opportunity to apply for available vacancies at the SFVAHCS

Applicant Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen
• Must have graduated from an advanced practice psychiatric nursing program within the 12 months preceding the residency start date
• ANCC PMHNP board exam completion within 90 days of employment
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (ie, Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District

Am I Eligible? Checklist for VA HPTs

Application requirements

• Curriculum vitae
• Graduate school transcripts
• personal statements:
  • What experiences (personal, professional, educational and/or clinical) informed your choice of advance practice psychiatric-mental health nursing as a profession? [Maximum: two (2) pages]
  • What are your goals and aspirations for this specific residency program, and how do they fit with your early and long-term career plans as a PMHNP? [Maximum: two (2) pages]
  • Discuss your interest in working with Veterans in the SFVAHCS. [Maximum: one (1) page]
• Three (3) letters of recommendation submitted directly from letter authors. Please do not submit more than three letters. One must be from a faculty member of your graduate program, and the other two should be from clinical preceptors who can speak to your abilities as an advanced practice provider.

benefits

• Grant: $91,936
• A comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and health benefits
• Hiring preference for open positions at any VA on completion of the residency

Apply Today!

Application Deadline: February 15, 2023

Residency Start Date: The first week of July, 2023

Submission: Please send CV, cover letter, personal statements, an unofficial transcript with sensitive information redacted, and an application for Health Professions Trainees (VA form 10-2850D–download form below), with social security number omitted, COMBINED INTO ONE PDFvia email to v21sfcpmhnpresidencyandtraining@va.gov.

Residency Program Directors: Gabrielle Jacobs, PMHNP-BC and Shauna King Hollis, PMHNP-BC

*Please have letters of recommendation emailed directly from the authors