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Staff Psychologist - Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 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 PCMHI psychologist functions as part of an interdisciplinary primary care team, serving primary care providers, and allied Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) members.
- →Clinical Responsibilities: The incumbent PCMHI psychologist provides brief functional assessments using assigned templates, brief intervention, education, and consultative services regarding a wide range of mental health and behavioral medicine concerns, upon referral from primary care providers and allied PACT members.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist provides brief, time limited mental health and behavioral interventions face-to-face, via telephone and via telehealth.
- →The practice of the incumbent PCMHI psychologist will be in line with PCMHI national and VISN expectations.
- →Enriching elements (e.g., clinical supervision of associated health trainees, monthly meetings): The incumbent PCMHI psychologist may provide clinical supervision to trainees (e.g., graduate and post-graduate students, Externs, Interns, and/or Post-doctoral Fellows, and similar trainee positions) in accordance with VHA Handbook Policy 1400.04.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist reviews and rates externship, internship, and/or postdoctoral fellow applicants and interviews prospective applicants.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist may serve on the internship/fellowship didactics committee and participate in didactic training.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding patients.
- →Other Responsibilities: The incumbent PCMHI psychologist may participate in monthly chart reviews, compile resulting data, and submit data to the PCMHI Program Manager.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist may participate in program evaluation.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist is responsible for timely completion of all clinical documentation as required by the medical center and health care system, performing at highest standards on performance measures, timely completion of Psychology Clinical Pertinence Reviews, and compliance with internal and external continuing education requirements.
- →The incumbent PCMHI psychologist may serve on hospital-wide committees, Psychology Training Committee, or in other capacities that promote program improvement and development, health psychology, mental health, or psychology as a discipline.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30-4pm, day shift, no holidays/weekends Compressed/Flexible: May be considered Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (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.
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 evaluation.
- ✓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: cd0d975e-5561-4bb7-a8a1-1f9f334a2a2f
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