Staff Psychologist - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team Staff Psychologist

The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT) staff psychologist provides psychological care to Veterans in the outpatient PCT at the West 10th Street location of Veterans Health Indiana and at other locations as required.

A full range of psychodiagnostic services including assessment, and using the most appropriate, evidence-based psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care for Veteran diagnosed with PTSD and related disorders.

May participate in telemental health or similar activities in order to provide service for Veterans located a prohibitive distance from VA facilities.

Provide evidence-based therapies, including but not limited to Cognitive Processing Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy, and dual diagnosis treatment options. For all clinical duties, the incumbent works in the PCT team, participates in interdisciplinary team dispositions of patients.

Provides ethical individual and group mental health services to eligible Veterans diagnosed with PTSD and trauma-related disorders General duties include, assessment and referral services, design and preparation of diagnostic assessments, formulating and providing individual and group treatments, preparing initial and updated treatment plans, and planning for follow-up care after completion of treatment.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Ability to diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments, with special emphasis on, and awareness of the mental health, social, and medical need of individuals diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Ability to treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders in veterans and their families. Specialized knowledge and awareness of stress-related disorders and their effects on individuals and their families, is necessary
• The provision of mental health services via Telehealth technologies
• Provides a full range of psychotherapeutic services including assessment and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care to veterans and their families
• Performs evaluations for all routine psychological testing and neuropsychological screening, with special emphasis on the various means for diagnosing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder in their many forms, and the ability to differentiate these disorders from other diagnoses, including malingering

Enriching Elements

• Provide clinical supervision to trainees (e.g. graduate and postgraduate students, externs, and interns) and unlicensed FTE in accordance with VHA Handbook Policy 1400.04.
• Participates in monthly psychologist and weekly PCT meetings. Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their conceptualization of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding patients
• Required to participate regularly in OPPE clinical reviews and submitting these results in a timely manner to the Senior Psychologist Program Manager

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

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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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: Available In accordance with VA Policy and at supervisors discretion

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 92804-A, 92805-A, 92806-A

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized