Staff Psychologist- Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program

Staff Psychologist

This is an open continuous announcement and will remain open until September 30, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be July 24, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates approximately every 10 days. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until the position is filled.

The Staff Psychologist serves as a full-time staff psychologist in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic within the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center's Mental Health Service Line (MHSL), and is assigned to the Adam Benjamin, Jr. Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Crown Point, Indiana. In the role, the Staff Psychologist works within a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team and provides a full spectrum of high-quality, patient-centered, recovery-oriented, and evidence-based psychological services, including assessment;

psychoeducation; psychotherapy; and consultation to other programs and disciplines.

Major Duties:

• Provides a full range of high quality, patient-centered, recovery-oriented, and evidenced-based psychological services, including but not limited to clinical assessment; psychoeducation; episodes of efficient, evidence-based therapeutic services to individuals, couples, family members, and groups; and clinical consultation.
• Services are provided in-person and through telehealth technologies, as appropriate based on clinical considerations and patient preference.
• Provides clinical supervision to psychology trainees, medical students, residents, nursing students, fellows, other graduate or post-graduate trainees, and early career psychology staff, as appropriate.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development by attending recommended education and training offerings, regularly reviewing the scientific literature to improve clinical competencies, and meeting professional continuing education requirements to maintain competence and licensure.
• Participates in the Psychology Training Program and the Psychology Training Committee Meeting and fulfills all obligations to trainees per Training Program requirements.
• Serves as a consultant to other hospital staff and trainees and assist in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings (including Outpatient Mental Health, Psychology Service, and Mental Health Service Line), and other relevant meetings, as necessary.
• Performs other related professional duties as assigned by the supervisor, e.g., participating in program audits, site visits, tracers, environment of care rounds to facilitate internal or external reviews by inspectors, accrediting bodies and/or regulatory agencies.

Work Schedule:

Monday
- Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact @VHA ELRS Program Support, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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 (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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:
Ad-hoc

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 04491F, 04487F, 04485F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized