Staff Psychologist (Ambulatory Mental Health)

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.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments
• Diagnostics mental disorders by applying advanced professional psychological diagnostic methods and evidence-based intervention strategies to a full range of patient matters
• Treats mental disorders through a variety of modalities (individual - family - and group psychotherapies - etc.)
• Provides adjunctive interventions (biofeedback - psychological hypnosis - and environmental - etc.) for treatment of medical disorders
• Consults with medical center staff representing a variety of disciplines on a wide variety of patient care concerns
• Complies with appropriate accrediting/regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission - Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) - State - Operator - and Result (SOARS) - and Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Affords assistance to the Team and/or Service Chief in the execution of program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program
• Completes clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center

Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• US Citizenship
• English Language Proficiency
• Educational Requirements: Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA, PCSAS, or CPA accredited program
• Internship: Professional psychology internship accredited by APA or CPA
• Licensure: Full - current - and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a state

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations
• Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies
• Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures
• Ability to conduct research activities - such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties)
• Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and research execution within the context of an established research team - including research participant relations - research documentation - data acquisition - maintenance - and collaboration
• Knowledge of - and ability to apply - professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations
• Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health
• Knowledge of clinical research literature

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Pay

Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Schedule

Typically - Monday - Friday - 8:00 a.m- 4:30 p.m. - but may change based on the needs of the agency

Benefits

• 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Telework: Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized