Staff Psychologist

Veterans Health Administration • Richmond, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia, is hiring a full-time Staff Psychologist. The psychologist will be qualified and certified to function in a clinical role in accordance with Veterans Affairs Health Care System guidelines and policies. The role includes diagnosing and treating mental disorders, conducting psychological and neuropsychological assessments, providing evidence-based therapy and other clinical interventions, and supporting care for medical disorders. The psychologist also contributes to clinical quality assurance, staff consultation, supervision and training, program monitoring, research when applicable, and organizational leadership. The full performance level is GS-13.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated VA policy exceptions for non-citizens.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA-, PCSAS-, or CPA-accredited graduate program, with a specialty consistent with the assignment; alternatively, qualifying doctoral education and re-specialization or grandfathering pathways described in the announcement.
• Successful completion of a qualifying professional psychology internship consistent with the assignment, subject to the listed exceptions.
• Full, current, and unrestricted doctoral-level license to practice psychology in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a temporary graduate psychologist appointment may be available to eligible non-licensed applicants under the stated conditions.
• At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist, including at least one year equivalent to GS-12, for GS-13 qualification.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of psychological treatments or assessment methods to varied patient populations.
• Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies.
• Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures.
• For staff psychologists with specified research duties, ability to conduct research activities such as designing and implementing clinical research projects.
• Ability to perform basic scholarship and research execution tasks within an established research team, including participant relations, documentation, data acquisition and maintenance, and collaboration.
• Meet applicable background/security, pre-employment physical, drug-testing, onboarding, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in systems redesign, organizational development, or program management.
• VA experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose mental disorders; conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments; treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities; and provide adjunctive interventions for medical disorders.
• Provide psycho-diagnostic services and use appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques to deliver quality care.
• Provide therapeutic interventions, including evidence-based psychotherapies.
• Participate in peer review and assess the quality of professional psychology standards in the organization.
• Identify patient problems requiring consultation with multidisciplinary medical center staff and make appropriate referrals, including referrals to specialty programs and community resources.
• Maintain accountability for clinical practice by entering patient visits, measuring intervention outcomes, and meeting productivity standards.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff and trainees, including pre-doctoral interns and post-doctoral residents.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and consultation to staff on assigned units.
• Assist with training medical students, medical and psychiatric residents, nursing students, fellows, and other graduate or post-graduate trainees, as appropriate.
• Consult with medical center staff and trainees and assist in formulating psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations for Veterans.
• Oversee program monitors and outcome measurements using data-driven quality assurance processes.
• Complete required clinical charting and documentation in a timely manner.
• When applicable, plan and oversee personal research programs addressing program planning and relevant treatment approaches.
• Present outcome data and research results at VA, regional, or national scientific or professional meetings.
• Assist with preparation of RFPs and grant proposals, as assigned.
• Serve on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces; represent Psychology on decision-making committees.
• Participate in leadership roles in local, state, and national professional organizations.
• Represent the Medical Center or Healthcare System at professional and community program groups, events, and committees.
• Promote teamwork and communicate courteously and professionally with staff, visitors, and customers.
• Maintain an environment that ensures patient confidentiality and privacy.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family, subject to eligibility.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, if requested and approved before appointment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree