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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Fargo VA Health Care System is recruiting for 1 full-time Staff Psychologist for the Mental Health department. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP).
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck This co-located, collaborative care psychologist position is part of the primary care mental health integration (PCMHI) program, situated within the primary care setting.
- →The psychologist will operate as a member of multidisciplinary primary care teams, providing brief, consultation-based services to Veterans, primary care providers, and allied Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) members.
- →The role emphasizes general service delivery for a broad spectrum of concerns, aiming to resolve issues within the context of primary care.
- →Behavioral health visits are designed to be brief (typically 30 minutes), limited in number (1-6 visits), and conducted within the primary care practice area.
- →This structure ensures that Veterans perceive engagements with the behavioral health provider as a routine aspect of primary care services.
- →The psychologist will work within the fast-paced environment of primary care teams, consulting with multiple Veterans daily.
- →The primary goals are to assist PACT members with the identification, treatment, and management of mental health and behavioral medicine conditions within the enrolled population.
- →As well as ensure that appropriate referrals to specialty programs and community resources are made.
- →The psychologist operates independently as a member of the Fargo VA Medical Staff, holding full clinical privileges, and participates in peer reviews to assess the quality of professional psychology standards within the organization.
- →The psychologist is responsible for their clinical assessment findings, Veteran care decisions, and documentation, ensuring adherence to all documentation procedures, including timely entries and proper Veteran check-out processes.
- →They are fully accountable for their practice, which includes recording visit details, measuring intervention outcomes, and meeting productivity standards.
- →The psychologist promotes the highest standards of professional and ethical practice across the interdisciplinary team and actively participates in administrative and informational meetings, including those of the Psychology Service, Mental Health, and Medical Staff, as well as relevant program-specific meetings.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Provide a full range of psychological assessment services, ensuring the timely and accurate completion of assessments that demonstrate interpersonal competence and accuracy in rendering mental health diagnoses.
- →Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based therapeutic interventions through both in-person and telehealth services.
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 dentification 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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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