Staff Psychologist - EDRP​/Authorized

Staff Psychologist

The Staff Psychologist will be assigned to Behavioral Health Service. The incumbent will provide face-to-face and/or telemental health services to Veterans across WTVAHCS sites of care. Psychological services may include conducting assessments, delivering psychotherapy in individual and group formats, and provision of consultation to Behavioral Health staff regarding Veteran care issues. The incumbent also provides consultation to medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.

Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities. In addition to providing direct patient care, this psychologist does have limited administrative/managerial duties.

The Staff Psychologist:

• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services, including assessment, and uses the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
• Performs evaluations for a wide array of patients representing diverse diagnostic entities.
• Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, as indicated and appropriate for the specific setting and duties of the Psychologist, which may include individual, family, and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation.
• Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others regarding mental disorders and best practices.
• Fully assesses mental health disorders utilizing clinical interviews, psychological screeners and/or assessment if indicated.
• Delivers a wide range of VHA-approved Evidence Based Psychotherapies (EBPs), including, but not limited to:
  Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Interpersonal Therapy for Depression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders, Motivational Interviewing, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, and Problem Solving Training.

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Authorized

Relocation

Incentives:

Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport, 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

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:
Not available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: GS-11: 52647-F, GS-12: 52648-F, GS-13: 52268-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized