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Psychologist - Mental Health Gateway
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 60 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The primary responsibilities of this position are divided between provision of consultation service and crisis response to provide the level of care necessary in the preventative management of suicidal behavior.
- →The Psychologist operates at the most advanced practice level providing mental health assessment within the parameters of the independent clinical license.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Operates at the most advanced practice level providing mental health assessment within the parameters of the independent clinical license.
- →Completes comprehensive face to face triage assessments and communicates clinically relevant information to the on-call psychiatrist.
- →Fulfills the agency mandate to provide access to twenty four hour emergency mental health services.
- →Completes rapid mental health assessments for the purpose of developing crisis management plans in collaboration with other hospital service or health care providers.
- →Facilitates referrals to VA and community psychiatric facilities, demonstrates an understanding of the involuntary commitment process and keeps mental health management informed of identified needs. develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary mental health and/or medical treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others.
- →The goal of the assessment is to highlight the Veteran's strengths, limitations, and internal/external supports and service needs in order to optimize the Veteran's functional status.
- →All other duties as assigned, pertaining to this occupation, to meet the needs of the Agency, Department, Facility, and/or Service.
- →Work Schedule: Full-Time, Various schedules to include evenings and weekends.
- →Tour of duty will be determined by your supervisor.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized.
- →Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9b1cd022-e298-4835-b1f7-e16597e5a6a8
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