The VA North Texas Healthcare System (VANTHCS) is one of the largest healthcare systems within the Department of Veterans Affairs. It serves veteran patients living in 38 counties, including 2 in Oklahoma. In addition to a wide variety of acute care services, VANTHCS provides over one million outpatient visits a year combined at the Dallas, Fort Worth and Bonham medical centers, and several community-based outpatient clinics.

Appraised Value Offer (AVO) is authorized for this position for current Federal employees.

VANTHCS has the largest and most complex Mental Health Service in the VA.  The Service operates as a product line clinical service that manages over 25,000 patients and provides over 100,000 outpatient visits a year. It employs over 460 mental health professionals and offers a full range of mental health services including: outpatient services; a 42-bed acute inpatient program; emergency services; trauma services;  substance abuse sub-specialty services including a 40-bed residential program; opiate replacement programs; geriatrics; psychosomatic medicine; mental health intensive case management;  domiciliary-based programs including a 40-bed domiciliary; psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs; comprehensive homeless programs; vocational rehabilitation programs; and peer support services.