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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 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
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Mental Health Staff Psychologist position is located in the Inpatient Mental Health service at the Brockton campus of the VA Boston Healthcare System.
- →The psychologist will work on multidisciplinary teams to assist with treatment planning and care coordination for adult veterans in the inpatient psychiatry service with severe mental illness and/or substance abuse.
- →The psychologist may be eligible for a faculty appointment at Boston University School of Medicine or Harvard Medical School.
- →Duties may include, but are not limited to: CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Direct Service Provision Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions, including individual and group psychotherapy, as well as suicide prevention safety planning.
- →Selects and provides the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques, including evidence-based care for psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse disorders.
- →Performs assessments for adult Veterans with a variety of psychological disorders including psychotic disorders, adjustment disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, and personality disorders.
- →Participates in interdisciplinary morning report, treatment team meetings/rounds, and family meetings as indicated.
- →Provides treatment recommendations and guidance to inpatient psychiatry staff working with adult Veterans with severe mental illness.
- →Consult with mental health staff and other medical staff on a wide variety of patient care issues, including formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations.
- →Completes administrative functions, including report and progress note writing, and attending staff and organizational meetings.
- →Works in compliance with local and national performance measures.
- →ENRICHING ELEMENTS Academic/Teaching/Training May provide interdisciplinary supervision, conducting direct clinical care.
- →May participate in continuing education, attending relevant didactics.
- →May participate in organized psychotherapy didactics for trainees, as needed.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment evaluation 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: 8e492d40-d77c-4945-95d4-df1c6e8e7f84
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