*****Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be offered to highly qualified candidate(s).*****
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Providing a full range of psychodiagnostic services including psychological evaluations and diagnoses of mental disorders for patients presenting with complex mental and medical problems in Acute Care Mental Health. Providing psychological assessments as needed to include cognitive screening and personality assessments to aid in treatment planning.
- Completing Suicide Risk Identification to include CSREs, Safety Plans, and consultation with Suicide Prevention Team as needed.
- Providing evidence-based psychological services including individual, family, couples, or group psychotherapy and behavioral modification for addressing behavioral and psychological symptoms. Providing screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the full range of psychiatric disorders and co-morbid conditions, with an emphasis on the application of evidence-based approaches.
- Performing capacity evaluations when there are questions about a patient's ability to make medical decisions, perform other specific functions, or live independently.
- Providing education to patients, family members, and significant others related to psychological and emotional conditions.
- Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team and providing consultation and treatment recommendations to professional staff within the medical units, inpatient psychiatric unit, ED, and community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for the patients in his/her care.
- Completing MH Suite treatment planning audits as needed.
- Assisting in the design, development, and implementation of clinical activities within the MH&BS service, to include program development.
- Adhering to operational policies and procedures established for the MH&BS and Psychology Section.
- Assisting in the execution of on-going program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program.
- Program management responsibilities for the Psychology Training Programs. The programs consist of an APA (American Psychological Association) accredited pre-doctoral internship program with four interns and the training of pre-doctoral graduate students completing externship.
- Conducting oversight of administrative and programmatic resources of the Psychology Training Program are highly specialized and complex, offering 10 fully developed internship rotations. The trainees and clinical supervisors that participate in the programs significantly impact the delivery of health care service to Veterans in a wide range of settings across a large healthcare system.
- Provide coverage to the Chief, Psychology in the event of absence.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate subject to approval, available funding, and in accordance with agency policy.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V8_EDRP_WPB@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, 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
. Retirement: 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: Yes - as determined by agency policy.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Psychologist: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Psychology-Career-Flyer.pdf
Starting at $149,981 Per Year (GS 14)
