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- Assists Suicide Prevention Coordinator in the management of patients enrolled at the facility that are identified as high risk for suicide, including conducting risk assessments, drafting safety plans, initiating health and welfare checks, and reviewing high-risk status.
- Contacts veterans who are flagged high risk and are non-compliant with attendance to scheduled mental health and substance abuse appointments.
- Follow up on all calls made to the Suicide Prevention Hotline from Veteran's who receive care through the West Palm Beach VA.
- Provides group and individual interventions to patients in support of suicide prevention efforts.
- Provides additional support to the Suicide Prevention Program by tracking, trending and assisting with specific data reports, data collection, and data analysis for performance improvement.
- Assists Suicide Prevention coordinator with staff and patient education regarding suicide prevention, including but not limited to Operations SAVE and Suicide Awareness Week educational activities.
- Independently performs care coordination functions, assists with outreach efforts, identifies and screens patient's psychosocial needs.
- Independently conducts psychosocial assessments and develops treatment plans in collaboration with the veteran/family member(s) and the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Provides crisis intervention services, identifies the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
- Provides consultation services to other staff members regarding appropriate management of high risk veterans.
Staff Psychologist - West Palm Beach, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
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. 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.
Duties
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Psychologist:
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
EDRP Authorized: Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, 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 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for 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)
Telework: May be available as determined by the agency/facility.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required