Staff Psychologist

Psychologist

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. VA Careers - Psychologist

The MOVE! Psychologist is responsible for collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, including dietitians, nurses, nurse practitioners, exercise physiologists, physicians, and other therapists. This role supports weight management and health promotion for Veterans.

• Facilitates the management and delivery of services.
• Collaborates with the VA medical facility interdisciplinary MOVE! weight management team.
• Attends National and VISN level monthly MOVE! meetings.
• Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with all staff and significant parties at the national, state, and local level.
• Directs or participates in the design of studies, collects data, conducts statistical analysis, interprets findings, and translates results into written and oral communications.
• Serves, in collaboration with the VA medical facility MOVE! Provider Champion and other clinical content experts, as a subject matter expert to provide education and consultation on evidence-based weight management services and interventions, including pharmacotherapy and metabolic and bariatric surgery.
• Provides information about training opportunities, such as MOVE! Weight Management Program Overview in Talent Management System (TMS); participation in local TEACH for Success, Motivational Interviewing, and Clinician Coaching; and other education on addressing weight bias/stigma and whole health approaches.
• Provides individual patient EBT to MOVE! patients as needed, across settings, in support of patient participation in the MOVE! program and meeting CLI goals.
• Provides assessment services to patients of the MOVE! program, including but not limited to, bariatric evaluations, eating disorder screenings, MOVE! intake evaluations, and suicide risk assessments (as needed).
• Complies with all electronic medical record documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedure (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes).

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

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 10052F