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Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 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
- →VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck The duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: The position is located in the Portland metropolitan area or within one of the VA Portland Health Care System (V APORHCS) associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
- →The psychologist works within the Mental Health Division's (MHD) Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team.
- →The psychologist is expected to have strong communication and/or team-building skills.
- →BHIP utilizes an interdisciplinary team model of patient care to deliver biopsychosocial treatment for Veterans, with psychologists functioning as core members of these treatment teams.
- →BHIP psychologists diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments, treat mental health disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders.
- →Individual, family, and group psychotherapy modalities are provided; other interventions such as biofeedback, psychological hypnosis, and environmental interventions require special privileging.
- →Additionally, Telemedicine approaches may be used to provide clinical care.
- →BHIP psychologists consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
- →Further, BHIP psychologists may be involved in training, program evaluation, and/or research activities.
- →Meets the needs of customers while supporting the Medical Center and Service missions.
- →Consistently communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
- →Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
- →Handles conflict and problems dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
- →The focus of this position is on the provision of psychological services to Veterans enrolled at the VA Portland Health Care System.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 00b740d4-2f2a-41c3-9e71-76893cd0aafd
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