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Staff Psychologist - Primary Care Mental Health Integration
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 44 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 Staff Psychologist primary assignment to the Primary Care- Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) program, located within primary care.
- →The co-located, collaborative care (CCC) behavioral health provider functions as part of multidisciplinary primary care teams, and delivers brief, consultation-based services to Veterans, primary care providers, and allied Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) members.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: a.
- →PC-MHI Clinical Practice: The CCC PC-MHI psychologist provides functional assessment, triage, brief intervention, education and consultative services regarding a wide range of mental health and behavioral medicine concerns, on referral from primary care providers and allied PACT members.
- →Provides brief mental health and behavioral interventions (e.g., 1-5 sessions for broad range of concerns).
- →Uses time-limited, evidence-based interventions that are simple and concrete.
- →Uses self-management/home-based practice interventions. b.
- →Administration: Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces, as endorsed by supervisors.
- →Participates in Psychology privileging, educational and peer review activities, in accord with Psychology and medical center policies.
- →Participates as a non-voting member of the medical staff, in accord with medical staff by-laws. c.
- →Academic/Teaching/Training Supervises psychology practicum students in accord with training program policies and accrediting agency requirements.
- →Provides staff and student didactic training and consultation as requested in content areas of scholarly and/or clinical expertise.
- →May supervise or train allied health providers in accord with facility and regulatory standards regarding such training. d.
- →Research / Program Evaluation May participate in program evaluation and/or research 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 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
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