Psychology Technician

Summary

Position:
Psychology Technician – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN
6), Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, North Battlefield Campus. This role aligns with the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Program under Primary and Transitional Care Services. Responsibilities encompass clinical support, assessment, triage, psycho‑education, documentation, and coordination within a multidisciplinary team.

$62,639.00/yr - $81,436.00/yr

• Serve as the first line of care in the assigned clinic, providing clinical support 40%.
• Conduct outreach efforts, collect information, and provide assessment and triage to vest veterans newly referred to PCMHI.
• Discuss best disposition options with multidisciplinary team members and coordinate implementation of treatment recommendations.
• Complete psychiatric and physical diagnostic questionnaires.
• Maintain clinical records and documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance and Good Clinical Practices.
• Maintain responsibility for the implementation of the Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL), working under the guidance of the supervisor or team lead.
• Monitor patients in PCMHI, run relevant reports, and maintain data.
• Organize and assist in scheduling patient appointments.
• Provide psychoeducation to veterans using standardized individual and group protocols.
• Provide care management services to veterans, coordinating with multidisciplinary team members involved in the patient’s care.
• Support LIPs’ interventions through methods such as telephone-based support services.
• Encourage attention to health‑focused behaviors and treatment adherence.
• Complete clinical reminders on patients.
• Oversee daily activities of the assigned clinic and facilitate the flow of care.
• Develop a working knowledge of various treatment modalities delivered by the clinical staff.
• Conduct follow‑up interviews and ongoing monitoring of patients’ symptomatology using structured assessment instruments.
• Gather information regarding treatment adherence and recognition of emergent needs.
• Manage and coordinate referrals to specialty behavioral health services including MH and SA services.
• Follow up with patients referred to other clinics or services to motivate attendance to the appointment or aid in stabilization and management of that patient before their appointment.
• Assist with the preparation of workshop and group activities.
• Ensure availability of patient education and other materials related to PCMHI work.
• Assist patients in meeting basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and benefits.
• Maintain up‑to‑date contact information about commonly used community resources.
• Complete structured diagnostic and clinical assessments for veterans.
• Perform psychological, neuropsychological, or psycho-physiological tests on veterans referred for examinations, including administration and scoring.
• Provide timely summaries of relevant data collected within the assessment.
• Demonstrate and use knowledge of medical terminology and diagnostic categories in the completion of psychological assessments.
• Review assessments completed by others and obtain missing information from providers, veterans, and medical records.
• Assist in training new employees—pre‑doctoral psychology interns and other trainees—in test administration, scoring, and using BHL for measurement‑based care.
• Independently triage patients, identifying immediate needs.
• Assess safety of patients with timely and appropriate hand‑off to licensed independent providers, providing an entry‑level suicide risk assessment.
• Conduct patient interviews to assist in triaging veterans to appropriate licensed clinical providers on the assigned team.
• Assist in determining appropriate level of care need for patients.
• Refer to a variety of clinical options within the assigned team or throughout the medical center and local community.
• Contact patients through written correspondence and telephone calls and conduct follow‑up interviews.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Work schedule:
  
  Monday—Friday 8:00 am–4:30 pm.
• Telework:
  Not authorized. Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• Position Description/PD# Psychology Technician/PD000000.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Government Administration