Staff Psychologist (PCMHI)

Job Title

VA Careers - Mental Health Professionals

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a full range of psychological and behavioral health services within the Primary Care setting.
• Applying experience and training to involvement in clinical and didactic training and supervision in the specific areas of psychology.
• Attending and participating in administrative and informational meetings held by the Service Line and facility director.
• If licensed, supervising students at all levels from within Psychology, and from other disciplines.
• Providing collaborative mental health assessments and treatments, with special emphasis on trans-disciplinary integration within the primary care team(s) and working collaboratively with the many disciplines and functions involved from mental health and primary care.
• Assessing and treating mental disorders including but not limited to: PTSD, anxiety-related disorders, mood-related disorders, substance use disorders, and other mental health conditions in person and/or via clinical video telehealth (CVT).
• Assessing and treating a variety of behavioral health problems, including tobacco use, sleep problems, weight management, chronic illness, treatment/medication adherence, and adjustment issues or life stressors.
• Provides patients with elements of care coordination, case management, and other ancillary functions to the provision of professional psychological and team-based services as assigned.
• Complies with national and local VA performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
• Complies with all Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes).

Preferred Experience: Experience working in co-located Primary Care Clinics, providing brief psychotherapy, and conducting functional assessments.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p

Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at Supervisory discretion.

Telework: May be authorized at Supervisory discretion.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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