Staff Psychologist

Staff Psychologist

This Staff Psychologist position is in the Outpatient General Mental Health Clinic in Greenville, NC. The psychologist provides general mental health care for the growing population of Veterans being seen within the Durham VAHCS (as part of the GMH-East section of the Outpatient Mental Health Division in Mental and Behavioral Health Services (MBHS) within the Durham VA Health Care System (VAHCS). The incumbent has responsibilities focused on being a member of a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team, including evidence-based assessment and outpatient psychotherapy services in individual, couples, and group therapy formats, following VA Clinical Practice Guidelines. Due to the generalist nature of the position, the psychologist will have broad experiences in areas such as, long-standing emotional, psychological, and relational difficulties; serious and persistent mental illness; and/or substance misuse. In addition, the psychologist may provide and/or gain training in gender/sexuality assessment and care. The psychologist may also provide supervision to Psychology practicum students, interns, and/or postdoctoral fellows who are completing training rotations in GMH-E. In terms of discipline-specific and other clinical practice issues, the psychologist directly reports to a designated supervisory psychologist within the Outpatient Division for MBHS and, ultimately, the Chief of Psychology (Durham VAHCS).

Primary (Clinical) Responsibilities:

• Provides a full range of specialized services at all levels of complexity for patients within the General Mental Health Clinic with the ability to manage crisis intervention in a community-based outpatient setting.
• Service delivery to include intake evaluations, differential diagnostic assessments, and individual, group, and couples' psychotherapy.
• Provides evidence-based psychotherapies (e.g., CBT, ACT, UP, DBT, PE, CPT, STAIR) in individual and group formats for a wide-range of Veterans with mental health needs.
• May provide psychological diagnostic assessments with use of personality testing (e.g., PAI, MMPI), structured interviews (e.g., CAPS, SCIDs), and measurement-based care (PCL-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7).
• Serves as a member of a BHIP team, providing psychological consultation to an interdisciplinary team for Veterans' mental health care needs, and provides consultation to other professional staff across the Durham VAHCS.
• As relevant and as requested, may provide clinical supervision to Psychology interns (or unlicensed Psychology staff, as requested).

Other Significant Responsibilities:

• With approval, may serve on Medical Center, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces.
• May represent Psychology / Mental Health programs in various workgroups and committees at the Medical Center.
• May actively participate in leadership roles on local, state, and national professional organizations.
• As assigned, may represent the Medical Center or Psychology / Mental Health at professional organizations / community group events or committees.

Work Schedule: M-F 8am to 4:30; 7:30am to 4:00pm

Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized

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