Staff Psychologist (Remote) Full Time
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Roseburg
Posted on: April 26, 2024
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Job Description:
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. 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.
United States Citizenship - Non-citizens may only be appointed when
it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with
VA Policy
--- Education Requirement - You must have a doctoral degree in
psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the
American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological
Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian
Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was
completed
--- Currently, APA accredits doctoral programs in the specialty
areas of clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school
psychology, or combinations of two or more of those areas
--- CPA accredits doctoral programs in clinical psychology,
counseling psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and school
psychology
--- There are no job assignments in VHA that require the skills of
a school psychologist; therefore, an applicant with a degree in the
specialty area of school psychology is not eligible for
appointment
--- Strictly for the purpose of determining eligibility for
appointment as a psychologist in VHA, there is no distinction
between the specialty areas (with the exception of school
psychology); OR Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology
and, in addition, successfully complete a re-specialization program
(including documentation of an approved internship completed as
part of the re-specialization program) meeting both of the
following conditions: (Internship Requirement - Have successfully
completed a professional psychology internship training program
that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was
completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the
applicant is to be employed; OR New VHA psychology internship
programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation
are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement,
provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central
Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of
Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an
intern; OR VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year
pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are
considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship
requirement; OR Applicants who completed an internship that was not
accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may
be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board
certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a
specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the
applicant is to be employed
--- (OR Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951
and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution with a
dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this
internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year
supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable
to the candidate's doctoral program
--- If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's
official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from
the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year
supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable
to the doctoral program
--- Candidates must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license
to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory
or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of
Columbia
--- *Exception: Non-licensed applicants who otherwise meet the
eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a
"graduate psychologist" at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade under the
authority of 38 U.7405 (c)(2)(B) for a period not to exceed two
years from the date of employment on the condition that such a
psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a
psychologist who is licensed
--- Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification
for termination of the temporary appointment
--- English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook
5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j
--- Grade Determinations: If enough applicants apply at the GS-13
level, it is possible that applicants who are only eligible at the
GS-11 and GS-12 level will NOT be referred for this specific
vacancy, as GS-13 full performance level with licensure is highly
preferred
--- GS-11 (Entry Level) Requirements
--- GS-12 (Developmental Level) Requirements: Ability to conduct
research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical
research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job
duties)
--- Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and
research execution within the context of an established research
team, including research participant relations, research
documentation, data acquisition, maintenance, and collaboration
--- GS-13 (Full Performance) Level Requirements: (Preferred Level)
At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist,
with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
--- This is the full performance level for staff psychologists
--- Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in
areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health
--- Knowledge of clinical research literature
--- The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13
--- Working alone.
The incumbent should be able to determine which psychotherapy
modalities and techniques are appropriate, and to provide various
types of empirically supported psychotherapies, including cognitive
processing therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, supportive,
solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, gestalt, family/ systems,
interpersonal, etc.
They consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient
care issues.
Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or
research activities.Duties include, but are not limited to:
Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including
assessment and uses the most appropriate psychotherapeutic
techniques in providing quality care.
Consults with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient
care issues.
Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or
research activities.
Participates fully in peer review, assessing the quality of
professional psychology standards provided in the organization.
Responsible for identification of patient problems requiring
consultation with other multidisciplinary medical center staff and
making appropriate referrals.
Assures that appropriate referrals to specialty programs, including
community resources, are accomplished.
Mental Health Service Programs, (e.g., Substance Abuse, PTSD,
Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Compensated Work Therapy,
Homeless, and Residential Treatment) Vocational Rehabilitation, and
Long-Term Care.
Provides clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of
training.
May be involved in the training of medical students, medical and
psychiatric residents, fellows and other graduate or post-graduate
trainees, as appropriate.
Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees
and assist in their formulation of the psychological
characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding
their patients.
Oversees the establishment of program monitors and outcome
measurements within programs assigned using a data-driven quality
assurance processes.
Responsible for the timely completion of all clinical charting and
documentation required by the medical center and service line.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm Telework:
Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Learn more Permanent Change of
Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"
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