Psychologist

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Resume Requirement: Your resume must be detailed include the following information: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending date (month/year) of employment; and average hours worked per week.

Clinical Responsibilities (90%-100% of time):

• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
• Makes use of evidence-based treatments for a full range of patient populations and psychiatric conditions covered in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition (DSM-V).
• Performs evaluations for specific patient populations.
• Provides assessment and treatment services in an outpatient clinic setting to include individual, group, couples/family therapy, video telehealth, telephonic, and face-to-face care formats.
• Completes consults, secure messages, patient correspondence, or other requests for care in a timely manner.
• Returns patient phone calls and provides guidance to patients on treatment options.
• Consults with and advises medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
• If unlicensed, practice is under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist and must meet the standards of supervision required by the Department of Veterans Affairs and state psychology licensure.
• Accomplishes suicide risk screenings, risk assessments, safety plans, behavior reports, and other processes relevant to suicide prevention standards.
• Provides case management for identified populations as indicated.

Academic/Teaching/Training: (0%-5% of time)

• Provides training and guidance to pre-doctoral interns, post-doctoral fellows, psychology doctoral practicum students, and other allied health trainees.
• Serves as a consultant to staff and trainees and assist in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients.
• Participate in training committee and related training functions.

Research/Program Evaluation (0% - 2.5% of time)

• Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or research.
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center or healthcare system, as appropriate.
• Continue program monitors and outcome measurements within programs assigned using a data-driven quality assurance process.
• Completes clinical reminders, consults, return to clinic orders, open encounters, and other clinical administrative requirements as relevant within the Mental Health Service.
• Serves on process improvement workgroups within the healthcare system as assigned.
• Assists in preparing RFPs and grant proposals as assigned.

Other Significant Responsibilities: (0% - 2.5% of time)

• Attends supervision activities as required by VHA and state psychology licensing requirements.
• Develops and implements groups as appropriate to meet the needs of Veterans.
• Serves on VALL, VISN, or National VA committees as assigned.
• Assists with administrative responsibilities in managing clinical team role.
• Attends team, service, facility, or other meetings as required.
• Completes all training as assigned.
• Accomplishes all other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the agency.)

Compressed/Flexible: Not Available

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 00000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized