Staff Psychologist

Department of Veterans Affairs • Akron, OH

48d • Onsite

About The Position

This Staff Psychologist provides comprehensive behavioral and mental health services to Veterans including diagnosis of mental disorders, conducting psychological assessments, and treatment of mental disorders through a variety of modalities, including individual, family, and group psychotherapies, with an emphasis on comprehensive mental health evaluation and evidenced-based time-limited interventions that are collaborative and well-coordinated. The Staff Psychologist duties include: Provides a full range of mental and behavioral health diagnostic services including Compensation and Pension evaluations as assigned. Serves as an authoritative source of information in the use and interpretation of tests to make differential diagnoses. Interviews patients, determines the type of assessment battery needed, conducts testing, interprets the results of testing and produces reports with conclusions and/or recommendations. Presents informed reports or educates multi-disciplinary staff on the use of newly proven or evidence-based interventions. Consults with medical and/or mental health staff on the development or evaluation of mental and/or behavioral health intervention programs. Provides comprehensive professional care documentation in the patient record system, adhering with timeliness standards for quality care. Engages in clinical care team meetings and ensuring coordination of care with other clinicians involved in the treatment plan of the patient.

Responsibilities

• Provides a full range of mental and behavioral health diagnostic services including Compensation and Pension evaluations as assigned.
• Serves as an authoritative source of information in the use and interpretation of tests to make differential diagnoses.
• Interviews patients, determines the type of assessment battery needed, conducts testing, interprets the results of testing and produces reports with conclusions and/or recommendations.
• Presents informed reports or educates multi-disciplinary staff on the use of newly proven or evidence-based interventions.
• Consults with medical and/or mental health staff on the development or evaluation of mental and/or behavioral health intervention programs.
• Provides comprehensive professional care documentation in the patient record system, adhering with timeliness standards for quality care.
• Engages in clinical care team meetings and ensuring coordination of care with other clinicians involved in the treatment plan of the patient.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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)
• 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.
• 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.
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Ad-hoc telework available as determined by agency policy

What This Job Offers

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