Job Listing
Staff Psychologist (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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 eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The BHIP Staff Psychologist provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services-including evaluation, assessment, and treatment-to Veterans, their families, and interdisciplinary teams within the Charlie Dowd VA Clinic coverage area.
- →Responsibilities include crisis intervention, identification of psychosocial and psychiatric needs, and management of a wide range of mental health disorders (e.g., SMI, PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use).
- →The incumbent coordinates care, ensures safety for high-risk patients, and facilitates referrals to inpatient and specialty programs.
- →Works with patients and families who are experiencing emotional, medical, and social problems utilizing individual, group, and family psychotherapy skills.
- →Assesses the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
- →Provides specialized treatment of complex physical and mental illness.
- →Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges.
- →Determines priority for services and provide specialized treatment services.
- →Serves as subject matter expert in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations.
- →Provides consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective psychology practice skills.
- →Will teach and mentor staff and students in the specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications.
- →Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible: Compressed tour may be considered but not guaranteed, based upon Veteran care needs 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.
- →Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
- →Learn more Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: d8f24bfe-f89a-4280-a0dd-ac50d22fe5a2
Posted via USAJobs