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Staff Psychologist Substance Use Clinic (SUD)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 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 eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →The Staff Psychologist Substance Use Clinic (SUD) diagnoses mental disorders, conducts psychological assessments and evaluations, treats mental disorders through a variety of modalities, provides adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders, and may conduct research.
- →Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group psychotherapies and other interventions.
- →Psychologists consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
- →Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities.
- →The psychologist for whom this functional statement applies is administratively assigned to the Substance Use Clinic (SUD) to provide treatment to Veterans with mental and/or behavioral disorders.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Performs professional work describing human behavior, determining the reasons for that behavior and predicting and/or modifying the behavior.
- →Performs psychological assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients with a wide range of psychiatric disorders and psychological issues.
- →Provides evidenced-based psychotherapy to patients through individual, family and couples sessions or through group therapy sessions.
- →Through clinical interviews, psychological testing, and behavioral observation, assesses behavior, emotions, personality, and intelligence.
- →Administers, scores, and interprets a wide variety of cognitive and personality psychological tests for differential diagnostic purposes and to offer recommendations for management or treatment of patients.
- →Renders a written report of findings.
- →Serves as an authoritative source of information in the use and interpretation of psychological tests.
- →Plans and conducts individual, group, family and couples psychotherapy utilizing evidenced-based therapeutic models and techniques for population and problems served.
- →Conceptualizes, develops, and presents detailed treatment plans for the cases served and documents treatment plans in the electronic health record and/or the Mental Health Suite.
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.
- ✓Spanish proficiency 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: a61ec0bf-f840-4d5b-9a4e-1129de5ea8e9
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