Staff Psychologist - Substance Use Disorder Program

Department of Veterans Affairs • Fresno, CA

63d • Onsite

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 or relocation incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 22, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 31, 2025. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Responsibilities

• Unless assigned collateral duties outside of clinical care, the staff will devote their time to direct patient care. This includes face to face patient contact, documentation and team treatment meetings.
• Provides a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses of mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients. This includes the routine use of psychological testing.
• Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others.
• Within the frame work of the SUDP, the psychologist provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Provides consultation to professional staff within the medical center and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
• Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders and other documentations that relate to performance measures.
• Functions independently as a member of the Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
• Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the treatment team, established by the SUDP Medical Director and Lead/Chief Psychologist.
• Assist the SUDP Medical Director in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program.
• Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services.
• Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
• Attends service-wide Mental Health Staff meetings and other specific program meetings at the direction of the SUDP Medical Director and Chief of Mental Health Service.
• Complies with peer review/case presentation procedures and attends peer review meetings when called.

Benefits

• 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
• 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)
• Telework: May be approved on a limited ad hoc basis

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