Staff Psychologist - Behavioral Health Integrated Program (BHIP)

Psychologist PositionPsychologists conduct psychological assessments, diagnose mental disorders, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities (e.g., individual, family and group psychotherapies and other interventions such as behavioral health and community interventions), provide adjunctive interventions for the treatment of medical disorders, and provide behavioral health consultation to providers on medical, mental health, and a variety of other patient care issues. Psychologists administer and interpret psychological tests, including but not limited to tests of ability, aptitude, achievement, interests, personality, cognitive functioning, and mental health. Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:Conducts comprehensive psychological assessments and formulates diagnostic impressions using standardized and clinically appropriate methods.Delivers evidence-based and evidence-informed psychotherapy for mental health, substance use, behavioral, and psychosocial concerns within granted clinical privileges.Completes all required clinical documentation and charting in accordance with healthcare system timelines, quality standards, and accreditation requirements.Provides clinical supervision to unlicensed staff and trainees, guidance and education to assigned staff in psychological service delivery.Serves as a resource to other professional personnel by offering consultation regarding psychological services and treatment planning.Offers education to patients, patients' family members, professional staff, and trainees on mental health conditions and treatment approaches.Performs risk assessments for self-harm or harm to others and implements suicide prevention and crisis management procedures.Functions as a contributing member of multidisciplinary medical and mental health teams in inpatient, outpatient, or specialty care settings.Participates in performance improvement and quality assurance activities relevant to psychological services and assigned clinical programs.Abides by the ethical principles addressed by psychology licensing boards.Supports and/or participates in scientific activity.May serve on internal and external committees.May have administrative responsibilities of limited scope and complexity.Total Rewards of a Allied Health ProfessionalWork Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm, tour is negotiableRecruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not AuthorizedEDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn morePay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.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).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 $416.66Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Telework: Ad-hocVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Functional Statement #: 000000Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not AuthorizedPCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not AuthorizedSLRP: This occupational series may be eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). Repayment is limited to $10,000 annually, up to $60,000 in lifetime awards. Participants must sign a service agreement and maintain an acceptable level of performance to remain eligible for this program.