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Staff Psychologist - Emergency Department Mental Health Clinician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 days ago
About the Role
This position is organizationally located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Mental Health division as an Emergency Department (ED) Mental Health Clinician. The Staff psychologist provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services, including crisis/risk assessment and management, psychological and decision-making capacity assessment, and utilization of appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing care for Veterans receiving care in the ED
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties of The ED Staff Psychologist Mental Health Clinician include but are not limited too: Clinical Responsibilities Independently Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services, including assessment, and uses the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- →Independently Performs evaluations for the full range of mental health clients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) and admitted to the Mental Health (MH) Acute and Acute Transition Units.
- →Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including: individual psychotherapy, group interventions, and psychoeducational approaches Consults with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
- →Addresses mental health patients' concerns in collaboration with ED staff, including the ED social worker and on-call psychiatrist.
- →Completes mental health reminder screenings with an emphasis on assessment of suicidal and homicidal concerns.
- →Manages situations involving emergency detentions and police holds for intoxicated patients.
- →Admits patients to the MH Acute Unit, and collaborates with the ED social worker and on-call psychiatrist as necessary for disposition/support/transportation for patients not appropriate for hospital admission.
- →Collaborates with and provides assistance to ED physicians for patients with medical issues which would preclude admission to the MH Acute Unit.
- →Provides support off-tour for the MH Acute Unit, and assists in triaging patients between the MH Acute and Acute Transition Units.
- →Addresses restraint and seclusion face-to-face needs.
- →Completes telephone call-backs to veterans recently discharged from the MH Acute and Acute Transition Units.
- →Consults with the charge nurse and on-call psychiatrist to address behavioral and medical issues on the MH Acute and Acute Transition Units.
- →Provides mental health consultation on the off-tours throughout the medical center.
- →Other Significant Responsibilities Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System committees or task forces as discussed with Program Manager.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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