Staff Psychologist-Home Based Primary Care; HBPC

Job Title

Psychologist

Conducts comprehensive psychological assessments and formulates diagnostic impressions using standardized and clinically appropriate methods.

Delivers evidence-based and evidence-informed psychotherapy for mental health, substance use, behavioral, and psychosocial concerns within granted clinical privileges.

Completes all required clinical documentation and charting in accordance with healthcare system timelines, quality standards, and accreditation requirements.

Provides clinical supervision, guidance, and education to assigned staff and trainees involved in psychological service delivery.

Serves as a resource to other professional personnel by offering consultation regarding psychological services and treatment planning.

Offers education to patients, patients' family members, professional staff, and trainees on mental health conditions and treatment approaches.

Performs risk assessments for self-harm or harm to others and implements suicide prevention and crisis management procedures.

Functions as a contributing member of multidisciplinary medical and mental health teams in inpatient, outpatient, or specialty care settings.

Participates in performance improvement and quality assurance activities relevant to psychological services and assigned clinical programs.

Abides by the ethical principles addressed by psychology licensing boards.

Supports and/or participates in scientific activity.

May serve on internal and external committees.

Works with Veterans and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems utilizing evidence-based treatments in an individual, group, and family capacity.

Engages in information gathering, problem identification, diagnosis, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation, and follow-up. Fully utilizes the current DSM in making diagnoses, formulating treatment goals, and applying appropriate clinical interventions using professional counseling practices.

Makes professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendations for treatment planning and implementation.

Conducts psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments.

Provides screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of cognitive deficits to address specific questions or to determine if a referral for a complete neuropsychological evaluation or dementia assessment is needed.

Performs assessments when there are questions about a Veteran's ability to make medical decisions, perform other specific functions, or live independently.

Assesses the understanding of advance directives and other forms of consent and assists staff in determining how to present options and other such material in a format they can understand.

Treats modalities including individual, family, and group psychotherapies, and other interventions they are competent to provide. They consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues related to disability, medical conditions, and other life transitions.

Provides psychological prevention services to Veterans at significant risk for psychological problems.

Delivers services both in person and via VTel.

Utilizes a wide variety of individual, group, or family counseling interventions.

M-F 7:30am-4:00pm

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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).

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.

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.

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

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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