Psychologist - PTSD Clinic - Omaha, 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

This is an open continuous announcement; certificates will be issued to the hiring manager on a bi-weekly basis until all positions have been filled. Announcement will remain open until all vacancies are filled, and may close sooner than 9/30/2024.

A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for eligible, highly qualified candidates.

This full-time Permanent psychologist is located in the Mental Health Service Line .The incumbent's primary responsibility is to provide direct care to Veteran patients with PTSD. This mental health provider demonstrates expertise in the treatment of PTSD in accordance with VHA DIRECTIVE Definition of levels of specialization in PTSD services). Primary duties involve provision of diagnostic interviews, assessments, psychotherapy, and case management for veterans with PTSD. Incumbent serves as a subject matter expert on evidence- and consensus-based best practice strategies for screening, assessing, and treating PTSD. Additional responsibilities include provision of psychological services for other veterans with a range of general mental health and neurocognitive issues, provision of multidisciplinary consultation, provision of psychotherapy services via tele-health/VVC.

Major Duties Include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provides a full range of integrated psychological services to veterans with cooccurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders, as well as other Veteran patients, including integrated screening, psycho-diagnostic assessment, individual and group evidence-based, integrated psychotherapies (i.e., Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD - including COPE version) and other services.
• Provides some psychotherapy services via tele-medicine/VVC, with appropriate training in equipment usage and tele- medicine/VVC fundamentals.
• Facilitates veterans' timely referral to specialty mental health or substance abuse treatment as appropriate. Provides administrative duties in support of clinical service provision including:
  • Scheduling of veterans and related issues Returning veteran's phone calls
  • Report writing
  • Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the medical center or healthcare system, as appropriate.
• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services for veterans with a range of mental disorders including assessment and use of the most appropriate evidence-based psychotherapeutic modalities in providing quality care. Provides neuropsychological screening assessments for veterans when indicated, such as the MOCA.
• Serves as a consultant to other Hospital staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients.
• Conducts and/or facilitates program evaluation and/or research activities as needed for the PCT.