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Staff Psychologist - Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 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 incumbent functions as a Psychologist within the Behavioral Health Service at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS); s/he may be located at the Medical Center or outpatient clinics and is a member of the Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCBH) team.
- →The PCBH team directly supports the behavioral health needs of the Patient Aligned Clinical Team(s) (PACT) within the Primary Care Service.
- →PCBH provides immediate, direct and onsite access for behavioral health consultation, assessment, and mental health treatment as clinically indicated.
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Conducts initial and comprehensive psychosocial assessments of Veterans referred to the Primary Care providers.
- →Provides insightful assessment of cases involving mental health diagnoses, catastrophic medical conditions, dementia, and other high-risk diagnoses and determines if effective treatment can be provided with a short-term intervention or requires a longer-term intervention.
- →Those cases requiring longer term treatment as determined by the PCBH Psychologist will initially or later be referred to BHIP or other specialty programs for such treatment.
- →Coordinates and provides mental health treatment for Veterans assigned to PACT; actively contributes to their PACT teams regarding goals, objectives and interventions for psychosocial and clinical treatment; and recommends adjustments to the Veterans treatment plans and interventions based on any changing needs and/or responses to interventions.
- →May consult with other specialists in planning treatment for Veterans with co-morbidities.
- →Provides short term individual, family and group therapy services in accordance with the needs identified in the assessment and treatment plan.
- →Develop working relationships with other members of the PCBH team and organizations having responsibilities for the same patient population.
- →Maintains a current and productive network of referral resources.
- →Ultimately responsible for all entries in the Veteran's medical record (CPRS) and timely completion thereof, including discharge summaries and patient encounters.
- →Responsible for completion of all assigned clinical reminders for patients under his/her care, and performance measures assigned to the Care Line.
- →Participates actively in Performance Improvement (PI) activities.
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: 57cddc4f-8113-4b34-94fa-515f2d956f11
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