Staff Psychologist - Recruitment​/Relocation - EDRP Approved - BHIP

Staff Psychologist

The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a staff psychologist on an interdisciplinary outpatient mental health team. The employee conducts a variety of outpatient services, including provision of evidence-based psychotherapy and completion of psychological screenings and evaluations aimed at serving the needs of veterans. The responsibilities also involve providing consultation to other disciplines.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a full range of therapeutic interventions for a mental health outpatient team including time-limited individual therapy, couples/family therapy, process and time-limited group therapy, and psychoeducation in individual and group format.
• Using cognitive and behavioral therapy approaches, with an emphasis on time-limited evidence-based treatments.
• Administering and interpreting a wide variety of psychological assessment tools.
• Responding to patient crisis situations in a timely manner with the goal of assisting the patient to maintain a positive and effective relationship with the staff, family, and other patients.
• Providing suicide risk assessment and safety planning as needed.
• Regularly consulting with medical center staff regarding various patient care issues.
• Engaging in all team related activities, including attendance of team/program meetings, monthly Psychology staff meetings, and compliance with Psychology peer review procedures.
• Assisting with coverage of other mental health areas if deemed necessary by Service Leadership.

Work Schedule:

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

Recruitment/Relocating Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
May be authorized for Highly Qualified Individual

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN
17ED
RP2 for questions/assistance.

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)

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 #: 53780-F, 53781-F, 53782-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized