Clinical Psychologist - Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Portland, ME

49d • Onsite

About The Position

This Clinical Psychologist (PCMHI) position is in the Mental Health Service at the VA Maine Healthcare Systems, located at the Portland, ME location. This position is full-time, at 40 hours per week.

MAJOR DUTIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary PCMHI providing a full range of psychological services.
Interviews new patients for mental health treatment to determine symptomatic status, diagnostic impression, treatment plan, and assignment to appropriate treatment modality,
Writes psycho-diagnostic consultation on ambulatory patients in medical and some specialized clinics based on data from interviews and from intellectual and personality tests,
Develops and facilitates psychoeducational groups relevant to the needs of PCMHI and Whole Health.
Refers patients to other VA facilities when needed treatment is unavailable at this station or to other community agencies when the patient is not eligible for VA treatment programs,
Consults with Mental Health staff in other programs to coordinate psychological services to an overlapping patient population,.
Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and skills by involvement in appropriate continuing education activities,
Provides individual psychotherapy to veterans with complex mental health problems and provides couples, family and/or group psychotherapy promoting healthy adaptation.
Administers/scores or evaluates psychodiagnostic tests, including cognitive screening.
Contributes to the gathering of assessment information and the development of a detailed treatment plan for veterans.
Serves as an advisor, consultant and/or resource person to the staff within the outpatient clinic.
Teaches and supervises psychology interns, postdoctoral residents, or practicum students receiving training in mental health services, as appropriate.
Assists in the supervision of psychiatry residents, medical students, social work trainees, work-study students, and volunteers assigned to the Togus Main campus or CBOCs, as appropriate.
Serves on/chairs task groups or administrative committees of the Psychology Section, Mental Health Services, or Medical Center at the direction of the Director of Mental Health Services

Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary PCMHI providing a full range of psychological services.
• Interviews new patients for mental health treatment to determine symptomatic status, diagnostic impression, treatment plan, and assignment to appropriate treatment modality
• Writes psycho-diagnostic consultation on ambulatory patients in medical and some specialized clinics based on data from interviews and from intellectual and personality tests
• Develops and facilitates psychoeducational groups relevant to the needs of PCMHI and Whole Health.
• Refers patients to other VA facilities when needed treatment is unavailable at this station or to other community agencies when the patient is not eligible for VA treatment programs
• Consults with Mental Health staff in other programs to coordinate psychological services to an overlapping patient population,.
• Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and skills by involvement in appropriate continuing education activities
• Provides individual psychotherapy to veterans with complex mental health problems and provides couples, family and/or group psychotherapy promoting healthy adaptation.
• Administers/scores or evaluates psychodiagnostic tests, including cognitive screening.
• Contributes to the gathering of assessment information and the development of a detailed treatment plan for veterans.
• Serves as an advisor, consultant and/or resource person to the staff within the outpatient clinic.
• Teaches and supervises psychology interns, postdoctoral residents, or practicum students receiving training in mental health services, as appropriate.
• Assists in the supervision of psychiatry residents, medical students, social work trainees, work-study students, and volunteers assigned to the Togus Main campus or CBOCs, as appropriate.
• Serves on/chairs task groups or administrative committees of the Psychology Section, Mental Health Services, or Medical Center at the direction of the Director of Mental Health Services

Benefits

• This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
• 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)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
• 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 $416.66.
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees