Staff Psychologist

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

• Provides comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnostic services for Veterans with a broad range of psychopathology receiving care within VAPORHCSDemonstrates 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 mental disorders and best practice approaches to treatment
• Provides evidenced-based psychotherapeutic interventions - which may include individual - family - and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation
• Consults with health care providers throughout the Medical Center about assessment findings and treatment plans for patients to ensure that care is coordinated - collaborative - and integrated within VAPORHCS
• Develops - implements - and documents the mental health treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients - as appropriate
• Adheres to all Facility and Service Line policies and practices for delivering clinical care - including but not limited to risk assessment and reduction practices for potentially dangerous behavior (suicide and violence) - timeliness of care and access standard - professional conduct requirements - and CPRS documentation conventions
• Achieves minimal clinical workload expectations as established by the Service Line

Requirements

• Must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Must hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) - the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) - or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
• Must have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and - in addition - successfully complete a re- specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re- specialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral programand - (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed
• Must have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution - with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature
• Must have a full - current - and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or the District of Columbia
• Must be board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed
• Must adhere to all Facility and Service Line policies and practices for delivering clinical care - including but not limited to risk assessment and reduction practices for potentially dangerous behavior (suicide and violence) - timeliness of care and access standard - professional conduct requirements - and CPRS documentation conventions
• Must achieve minimal clinical workload expectations as established by the Service Line

Qualifications

• Must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Must hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) - the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) - or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
• Must have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and - in addition - successfully complete a re- specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re- specialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral programand - (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed
• Must have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution - with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature
• Must have a full - current - and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or the District of Columbia
• Must be board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed
• Must adhere to all Facility and Service Line policies and practices for delivering clinical care - including but not limited to risk assessment and reduction practices for potentially dangerous behavior (suicide and violence) - timeliness of care and access standard - professional conduct requirements - and CPRS documentation conventions
• Must achieve minimal clinical workload expectations as established by the Service Line

Skills

• 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Pay

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Schedule

• Monday-Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm