Staff Psychologist

Department of Veterans Affairs • Saginaw, MI

28d • 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. The Substance Use Disorder-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (SUD-PTSD) Staff Psychologist provides professional psychologist services as a member of the PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) and as a liaison to the Addiction Recovery Services (ARS) specialty team. The SUD-PTSD psychologist also consults with providers throughout the medical center and community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) who may directly interact with Veterans presenting with co-occurring PTSD and SUD (e.g., BHIP, acute psychiatry, inpatient/residential PTSD program staff, PC-MHI teams).

Responsibilities

• Provides a full range of diagnostic and evaluation services appropriate to the care setting, especially in the areas of general psychological evaluation of emotional and behavioral problems and focused psychosocial, cognitive, or other assessments
• Serves as an authoritative source of information in the use and interpretation of tests to make differential diagnoses
• Offers a full range of group and individual mental health interventions consistent with training and expertise, with special emphasis on brief and evidenced-based interventions found to be effective in the treatment of PTSD and SUD.
• Actively engages in treatment planning and clinical care meetings within the PTSD and ARS programs both with and without Veterans present, to facilitate care planning and collaborative, complex care management and coordination.
• Provides individual and team consultation and education/training regarding Veterans presenting with co-occurring PTSD and SUD to PCT/PTSD specialty providers, SUD clinics, and/or other clinical teams throughout the medical center and CBOCs in accordance with VA/DoD CPG

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• 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)
• 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