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Staff Psychologist - Home Based Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The psychologist will be a key member of the Home Based Primary Care interdisciplinary team providing outpatient psychological assessment and evidence-based psychotherapy to Veterans presenting with a broad spectrum of mental health diagnoses, including depressive disorders, anxiety/trauma-related conditions, and personality disorders. Care is delivered to homebound Veterans with complicated medical diagnoses either in the Veteran's residence or using video telehealth (VVC) when appropriate.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Functions Ability to diagnose mental health disorders by conducting psychological assessments to include clinical interviewing, objective and projective testing.
- →Ability to treat mental health disorders through a variety of evidence-based psychotherapies and employ measurement-based care.
- →Performs evaluations for Veterans with a variety of mood, anxiety, SMI and/or substance use issues, including the dually diagnosed.
- →Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions (i.e., group and individual psychotherapy) and demonstrates competency in a least one evidence-based psychotherapy (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, CBT for Relapse, IPT, CBT and/or ACT for Depression).
- →Provides prevention services/education to patients at significant risk for psychological problems.
- →Provides services to the families of Veterans with dementia being served by HBPC, when such care is directly related to the overall treatment plan for the Veteran and will allow better care for the Veteran and allow the family to sustain the Veteran in the home environment.
- →Provides behavioral interventions to manage pain, disability, address sleep problems, facilitate weight loss, promote smoking cessation, and enhance medical compliance.
- →Consults with HBPC and other medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
- →Academic/Teaching/Training May hold faculty appointment at an affiliated university.
- →May provide training opportunities to various disciplines (PA students, Psychiatry Residents, Family Practice Residents, Nursing Students).
- →May be asked to participate in the Psychology Training Program and Training Committee.
- →May serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients (mostly in Mental Health).
- →Research/Program Evaluation Assists in establishing program monitors and outcome measurements within programs assigned using a data-driven quality assurance processes.
- →Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the ACC, as appropriate.
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.
- ✓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).
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a8f6bb33-0958-4133-bdc5-89983d25ea7f
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