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Staff Psychologist - Relocation/Recruitment Incentive and EDRP Approved
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 128 days ago
About the Role
This position is with the Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic. The Primary Purpose of the Position is to serve as a staff psychologist on an interdisciplinary outpatient mental health team, (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Team (BHIP), in which the employee conducts a variety of outpatient services, including provision of evidence-based psychotherapy and completion of psychological screenings and evaluations aimed at serving the needs of Veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: This is a direct patient care position which requires General Core Psychology privileges.
- →The incumbent provides a full range of therapeutic interventions for a MH outpatient team including time-limited individual therapy, couples/family therapy, process and time-limited group therapy, and psychoeducation in individual and group format.
- →Cognitive and behavioral therapy approaches are used most frequently, with an emphasis on time-limited evidence-based treatments.
- →The incumbent is knowledgeable of current research literature and has received training in evidence-based treatments relevant to the position and engages in measurement-based care where clinically appropriate.
- →The incumbent administers and interprets a wide variety of psychological assessment tools.
- →Psychological interviews, testing, and assessment skills are utilized for a variety of patient conditions.
- →The psychologist is aware of complicating factors such as substance abuse/dependence, medical/neurological conditions, personality, and other psychological functioning factors, including the co-morbidity of substance abuse, and psychiatric conditions.
- →The Employee uses a variety of modalities to treat mental disorders and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders, including crisis management.
- →The incumbent responds to patient crisis situations in a timely manner with the goal of assisting the patient to maintain a positive and effective relationship with the staff, family and other patients.
- →Patient and staff safety will take priority in any crisis.
- →The incumbent provides suicide risk assessment and safety planning as needed.
- →This includes providing triage services for patients at elevated risk of harm to self or others.
- →There are no administrative responsibilities associated with this position.
- →However, the employee may directly supervise the work of unlicensed psychologists, practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows.
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.
Benefits
- ★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.
- ★A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a Highly Qualified Individual.
- ★VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- ★Retirement: Traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
- ★Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
- ★Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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