Staff Psychologist - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program

Department of Veterans Affairs • Fresno, CA

70d • Remote

About The Position

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. A recruitment and relocation incentive may be offered to a well qualified applicant. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 15, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 27, 2025. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals until positions are filled.

Responsibilities

• Devote time to direct patient care, including face to face patient contact, documentation and team treatment meetings.
• Provide a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses of mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
• Provide education to patients, family members, and significant others.
• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Provide consultation to professional staff within the medical center and to community providers concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
• Develop, implement, and document the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients.
• Function independently as a member of the Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges.
• Adhere to operational policies and procedures for the treatment team.
• Assist the Out-patient Program Manager in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data driven quality improvement projects.
• Facilitate liaisons with other health care programs to effectively coordinate services.
• Comply with national and local performance measures.
• Attend service-wide Mental Health Staff meetings and other specific program meetings.
• Comply with peer review/case presentation procedures and attend peer review meetings.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• Childcare subsidy for eligible employees after 60 days of employment.
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA.
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance.
• Ad hoc telework may be available on a limited basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees