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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 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
- →The duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: The psychologist serves as a staff psychologist for the Substance Addiction Treatment Program (SATP) in the Mental Health Division (MHD) of the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS).
- →The psychologist will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team (e.g., psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, nurses) focused on providing primary treatment (consultation, evaluation, psychotherapy) for substance use disorders across a full continuum of care in an outpatient mental health clinic setting.
- →The psychologist may work in one or more Mental Health programs located in the Portland metropolitan area or in other urban or rural areas in Oregon.
- →Some mental health programs are co-located in VA primary care clinics.
- →Additionally, Telemedicine approaches may be used to provide clinical care.
- →There will be an expectation that the psychologist will have strong communication and/or team-building skills.
- →The MHD utilizes an interdisciplinary team model of patient care to deliver biopsychosocial treatment for Veterans, with MHD psychologists functioning as core members of these treatment teams.
- →Staff psychologists diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders.
- →Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group psychotherapies, and other interventions such as biofeedback, psychological hypnosis, and environmental interventions; specialty interventions require special privileging.
- →They consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
- →Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or research activities.
- →Provides functional assessments and diagnostic services for Veterans with Substance Use Disorder who are receiving care within VAPORHCS.
- →Demonstrates expertise in using contemporary interview and psychometric assessment methods for mental disorders and/or behavioral health conditions.
- →Provides education to patients and family members regarding Substance Use Disorders and best practice approaches to treatment.
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: 575c9f93-549e-4715-8709-ea76fb7bd1d9
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