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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 39 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
- →This psychologist will join one of our outpatient Behavioral Health Interprofessional Program (BHIP) teams as both a psychotherapist and a team co-leader.
- →The BHIP teams are general mental health teams and include psychotherapists, psychiatrists, nurses, social work, and clerks, and collaboratively treat Veterans with a range of diagnoses.
- →This position will also supervise the team psychologists.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but not limited to: Clinical Responsibilities (70% of time) Provides a full range of psychodiagnostic services including assessment and uses the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- →Performs evaluations for patients with a variety of psychological and neuropsychological disorders.
- →Provides education to patients, family members and significant others.
- →Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including: individual, group, couple and family psychotherapy.
- →Provides consultation to professional staff within CMC VAMC system and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans.
- →Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
- →Demonstrates sensitivity/openness to significance of diversity and cultural issues.
- →Functions independently as a member of the CMC VAMC Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges.
- →Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
- →Supervision (10% of time) Responsibilities span supervision (direct and indirect) of psychotherapists within the BHIP team.
- →Directly supervisees the BHIP team psychologists.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2e2bd0a7-8615-4820-a4f6-0cfb2a715fb9
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