Staff Psychologist

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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. The posting includes: Summary (EDRP eligibility), Qualifications (basic requirements, grade determinations), Duties (list of duties), Work Schedule, Pay (competitive salary, step rate), Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework, etc. Also mention EDRP program details. Also mention "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional" maybe a heading? But we should map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include. Likely: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (basic requirements?), Qualifications (grade determinations, licensure, etc.), Benefits (paid time off, parental leave, childcare subsidy, retirement, insurance, telework), Pay (competitive salary, step rate), Schedule (work schedule). Also maybe EDRP info could go under Benefits or About the role. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate. We must preserve all substantive info. Must not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include placeholder text like "competitive salary" is okay if it's in posting. It says "Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases". That's substantive enough. Also "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 (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)". Include that. Benefits: list Paid Time Off details, Parental Leave, Child Care Subsidy, Retirement, Insurance, Telework (ad-hoc telework available). Also EDRP details (student loan reimbursement up to $200k, eligibility period 1-5 years). Also mention "Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program." Must include that. Also mention "This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 11/13/2026" maybe not needed as it's not a section; could be omitted as it's meta. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, application instructions. This is not application instruction but maybe meta; but we can drop as not needed for sections. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; but if we drop that line, is it substantive? It's about announcement dates; maybe not essential for job description but still substantive. However we are told to remove duplicated lines, application instructions. This line is not application instruction but could be considered administrative. I'd keep it maybe in a short paragraph under About the role? But we have no heading for that. Could include in About the role paragraph. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft:

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – a student loan payment reimbursement program. Applicants must meet specific individual eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval determines award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) after review by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office. This is an open continuous announcement remaining open until 11/13/2026, with initial cut‑off dates for referral every Friday until positions are filled.

Responsibilities

• Provides a full range of mental and behavioral health diagnostic services including Compensation and Pension evaluations as assigned.
• Serves as an authoritative source of information in the use and interpretation of tests to make differential diagnoses.
• Interviews patients, determines the type of assessment battery needed, conducts testing, interprets results, and produces reports with conclusions and/or recommendations.
• Presents informed reports or educates multi‑disciplinary staff on the use of newly proven or evidence‑based interventions.
• Consults with medical and/or mental health staff on the development or evaluation of mental and/or behavioral health intervention programs.
• Provides comprehensive professional care documentation in the patient record system, adhering to timeliness standards for quality care.
• Engages in clinical care team meetings and ensures coordination of care with other clinicians involved in the patient’s treatment plan.

Requirements

Applicants must meet the following basic requirements within 30 calendar days of the closing date:

• United States Citizenship (non‑citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy).
• English language proficiency per VA Handbook 5005 Part II Chapter 3 Section A Paragraph 3j.
• Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA‑, PCSAS‑, or CPA‑accredited program, with specialty consistent with the assignment; OR a doctoral degree in any area of psychology plus completion of an APA/CPA‑accredited respecialization program whose specialty matches the assignment; OR a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally‑accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
• Successful completion of a professional psychology internship training program accredited by APA or CPA at the time of completion, consistent with the assignment; OR new VHA internship programs in process of APA accreditation sanctioned by VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and VHA Office of Academic Affiliations; OR VHA facilities offering full‑time one‑year pre‑doctoral internships prior to PL 96‑151 (pre‑1979); OR applicants with non‑accredited internships who are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty consistent with the assignment (board certification must be maintained).
• Hold a full, current, unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia (exception: non‑licensed applicants may receive a temporary appointment as a graduate psychologist at GS‑11 or GS‑12 for up to two years under supervision; failure to obtain licensure justifies termination).
• May qualify based on the Grandfathering Provision for current VHA employees meeting the occupation’s qualification standard.

Qualifications

In addition to the basic requirements, grade determinations are as follows:

• GS‑11: No additional experience beyond the basic requirement.
• GS‑12: At least 1 year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to GS‑11 level, demonstrating knowledge and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to varied patient populations; ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies; incorporate new clinical procedures; conduct research activities (designing/implementing clinical research projects); perform basic research tasks within an established research team (participant relations, documentation, data acquisition, maintenance, collaboration).
• GS‑13: At least 2 additional years of experience, with at least 1 year equivalent to GS‑12 level, as a professional psychologist obtained through employment or supervised post‑doctoral training showing active professional practice (paid/unpaid) and/or a full current unrestricted license; must have knowledge and ability to apply professional psychological treatments to a full range of patient populations; provide professional advice and consultation in professional psychology and behavioral health; knowledge of clinical research literature.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS‑13; the actual grade at selection may be GS‑11 through GS‑13.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) – student loan repayment up to $200,000, eligibility period one to five years (determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services).
• Paid Time Off: 37‑50 days of annual paid time off per year (13‑26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays). Credit toward annual leave accrual may be given for prior work or military service.
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full‑time employees with total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a subsidy up to 25% of eligible childcare costs, capped at $416.66 per month.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% matching contributions by VA.
• Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long‑term care (many programs portable into retirement).
• Telework: Ad‑hoc telework available as determined by agency policy.

Pay

Competitive salary with 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 (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; one day of evening hours worked per week is required, with times and day negotiable.

That seems to cover all substantive info. Ensure no duplication. No mention of "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional" but we covered benefits. No mention of "Functional Statement #" etc. That's minor metadata; we can drop. No mention of "Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized" etc. That's not substantive? It's a detail but maybe we could include under Benefits? It says not authorized; but it's a negative. The instruction: do not include sections with filler/placeholder text like "not specified". "Not Authorized" is a specific statement; could be included but not required. However we might include under Benefits as "Sign‑on bonus: Not authorized" and "Relocation assistance: Not authorized". But we have limited sections; we could add a short paragraph under Benefits about incentives. However the instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding these small items may be okay. But we already have Benefits section with many items; we could add those as list items. Let's add under Benefits: "Recruitment Incentive (Sign‑on Bonus): Not authorized" and "Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized". Also mention "Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive" and contact email? That's contact info; maybe we can include under Benefits as contact for EDRP questions. But contact info may be considered application instruction? It's contact for questions; maybe we can keep. However the instruction: remove application instructions. Contact email might be considered not application instruction but still administrative. Safer to drop. We'll keep the Benefits list as is; we can add the two not authorized items. Add to Benefits list:

Recruitment Incentive (Sign‑on Bonus): Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for the EDRP incentive.

Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional" heading is just a heading; we covered duties and benefits. The "Work Schedule" we covered. The "Physical