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- PCMHI
- TRP PTSD/SUD
- Suicide Prevention
- Health Behavior Coordinator.
- PCMHI:
- Performs psychological assessment, triage, and brief psychotherapy for individuals seen in a primary care and medical setting. Conducts reviews of medical records, as necessary for the purpose of coordinated and informed patient care.
- Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including the use of psychological testing for patients, including cognitive screenings.
- Provides a range of psychological therapeutic interventions with individuals with mental health and medical disorders utilizing empirically supported modalities when indicated.
- TRP PTSD/SUD
- Provides a full range of psychodiagnostic services including psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, working with complex patients seen in the Trauma Recovery Program and Substance Abuse Program. Provides quality direct patient care that will include cognitive screening assessments, treatment planning, individual psychotherapy/assessment sessions, individual and group therapy sessions.
- Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others related to psychological conditions and their impact, with particular focus on PTSD and co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Suicide Prevention
- 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 non-compliant with attendance to scheduled mental health and substance abuse appointments.
- Health Behavior Coordinator
- The Health Behavior/Health Psychologist will have a primary clinical consultant role in health behavior coaching and is likely to work with clinical supervisors in carrying out consultation with allied health staff. The incumbent will carry out appropriate consultation with discipline-specific leaders, and will be accountable to the ACOS for Ambulatory/Primary Care OR ACOS for Mental Health through the Lead Psychologist.
- Provides consultation and training to Primary Care and Mental Health Service Line staff in the enhancing, maintaining, and supporting health behavior program for the promotion of health and prevention of disease and enhance patient self-management of chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, COPD) to prevent secondary complications and improve long-term outcomes and enhance quality of life. This work is carried out through training programs and through case discussion.
Staff Psychologist - Delray 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.
Recruiting for multiple specialties under Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences:
Duties
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Psychologist:
Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences is recruiting for multiple specialties including PCMHI, TRP PTSD/SUD, Suicide Prevention, and Health Behavior Coordinator.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for specific specialties as determined by the agency/facility, not all specialties are authorized.
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