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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 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
- →Duties are as follows: Knowledge of the full range of psychological services to include psychological assessment, diagnostic, and evidence-based treatment services.
- →Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health.
- →Ability to communicate with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and with varying levels of understanding.
- →Knowledge of most current clinical assessment and psychotherapy research literature as it pertains to areas of specialization and clinical privileges.
- →Implements and monitors infection control practices for disease prevention (i.e. handwashing, universal precautions/isolation procedures, including TB requirement/precautions.
- →Implements and monitors OSHA goals for Life Safety Management, health, and theenvironment procedures.
- →The incumbent will annually complete Prevention and Management of DisruptiveBehavioral (PMDB) training as assigned.
- →Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with theprovisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, Federal regulations, VAstatutes and policy, and VHA policy.
- →Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VAstaff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
- →Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic and psychotherapy services and uses the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- →Performs psychological evaluations for patients on units to which the psychologist is assigned to provide coverage.
- →VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30p Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.
- →Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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: 959aba58-93a0-4813-8528-ffd3f3361eb5
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