Staff Psychologist - Tucson, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

Tucson, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Works as a part of a multi-disciplinary team within BHIP, providing various assessment, therapy, and rehabilitative services for Veterans with a wide range of mental and behavioral health diagnoses and symptoms.
Provides a full range of psychodiagnostic services including, but not limited to, comprehensive psychological assessments, psychological testing and interpretation, and use of the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques to provide quality care to a wide range of patient populations, including specific patient populations.
Provides assessment and treatment services in a full continuum of clinical settings and modalities to include individual, group, couples/family therapy, video telehealth, telephonic, and facetoface care formats.
Makes use of evidencebased treatments for a full range of patient populations and psychiatric conditions covered in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition (DSM-V).
Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients with the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS).
Participates in treatment team meetings with patients and interdisciplinary staff to recommend and review treatment plans. Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others as needed.
Provides consultation and advise to professional staff within their BHIP team, the BHIP program, the Mental Health Service, and the SAVAHCS and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings, appropriate treatment plans for patients, and patient care issues.
Responsible for timely completion of clinical reminders, consults, return to clinic orders, open encounters, documentation, secure messages, patient correspondence, and other clinicaladministrative requirements as required by the MHS, Medical Center or healthcare system, and/or VA.
Returns patient phone calls and provides guidance to patients on treatment options in a timely manner.
Accomplishes suicide risk screenings, risk assessments, safety plans, behavior reports, and other processes relevant to suicide prevention standards.
Provides case management for identified populations as indicated.
Functions independently as a member of the SAVAHCS Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges as requested and approved during the credentialing process. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
Provides psychotherapy and/or psychological assessments to include psychological testing for other programs in the Mental Health Service when necessary.

Preferred Experience:

Experience providing time-limited evidence-based psychotherapy, diagnosing mental health disorders, and working with Veterans and/or military populations; experience and training in Family Therapy.

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):NotAuthorized

Financial Disclosure Report**:
Not required

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)
See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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Basic Requirements:

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United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
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Education
- (1) Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed. The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. For the purpose of meeting this requirement, the term "specialty area" refers to the specific specialty areas recognized by the