Staff Psychologist

Job Description

Join our team as a Staff Psychologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Santa Rosa, CA. The psychologist’s primary assignment will be at the Santa Rosa Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mental Health Clinic, which serves veterans with mental health problems, emphasizing combat- and sexual assault-related posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, anger management, late‑life depression, chronic mental illness, psychiatric illness co‑occurring with medical illnesses, traumatic brain injury, and mental health problems associated with homelessness.

The incumbent will be involved in assessment and treatment of a complete range of these mental health disorders and will supervise psychology trainees. The Staff Psychologist may diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological or neuropsychological assessments, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders. Modality includes individual, family, and group psychotherapy and other interventions such as behavioral health and community interventions.

The incumbent may consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues and be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities. The incumbent understands and applies professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations; provides professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health; and maintains knowledge of clinical research literature.

The incumbent does not administer staff supervision or write performance appraisals, but may provide supervision of trainees.

• Expected Salary range from $111,641 to $206,857 (negotiable based on candidate’s qualifications, credentials and experience).
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
  Authorized.
• Pay:
  Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. The 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.
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) 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).

$111,641 annually.