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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 69 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
- →VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional General Description This Staff Psychologist position is in the Outpatient General Mental Health Clinic in Greenville, NC.
- →The psychologist provides general mental health care for the growing population of Veterans being seen within the Durham VAHCS (as part of the GMH-East section of the Outpatient Mental Health Division in Mental and Behavioral Health Services (MBHS) within the Durham VA Health Care System (VAHCS).
- →The incumbent has responsibilities focused on being a member of a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team, including evidence-based assessment and outpatient psychotherapy services in individual, couples, and group therapy formats, following VA Clinical Practice Guidelines.
- →Due to the generalist nature of the position, the psychologist will have broad experiences in areas such as, long-standing emotional, psychological, and relational difficulties; serious and persistent mental illness; and/or substance misuse.
- →In addition, the psychologist may provide and/or gain training in gender/sexuality assessment and care.
- →The psychologist may also provide supervision to Psychology practicum students, interns, and/or postdoctoral fellows who are completing training rotations in GMH-E.
- →In terms of discipline-specific and other clinical practice issues, the psychologist directly reports to a designated supervisory psychologist within the Outpatient Division for MBHS and, ultimately, the Chief of Psychology (Durham VAHCS) Primary (Clinical) Responsibilities 1.
- →Provides a full range of specialized services at all levels of complexity for patients within the General Mental Health Clinic with the ability to manage crisis intervention in a community-based outpatient setting. 2 Service delivery to include intake evaluations, differential diagnostic assessments, and individual, group, and couples' psychotherapy. 3.
- →Provides evidence-based psychotherapies (e.g., CBT, ACT, UP, DBT, PE, CPT, STAIR) in individual and group formats for a wide-range of Veterans with mental health needs. 4.
- →May provide psychological diagnostic assessments with use of personality testing (e.g., PAI, MMPI), structured interviews (e.g., CAPS, SCIDs), and measurement [1]based care (PCL-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7). 5.
- →Serves as a member of a BHIP team, providing psychological consultation to an interdisciplinary team for Veterans' mental health care needs, and provides consultation to other professional staff across the, Durham VAHCS. 6.
- →As relevant and as requested, may provide clinical supervision to Psychology interns (or unlicensed Psychology staff, as requested).
- →Other Significant Responsibilities 1.
- →With approval, may serve on Medical Center, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces. 2.
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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