<p>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. Program 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.</p> <p>Major Duties Include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Diagnose mental disorders. </li><li>Conduct psychological or neuropsychological assessments. </li><li>Treat mental disorders through individual, family, and group psychotherapy, utilizing Evidence Based Treatments. </li><li>Perform formal and informal assessments for a wide variety of patient conditions and diagnoses, including mental illness, substance abuse and general emotional and cognitive functioning. </li><li>Ensure the assessment and care provided accommodate to the cognitive, emotional, chronological maturation, and diversity needs of the person served. </li><li>Provide a full range of therapeutic interventions with a strong emphasis on evidence-based models of care in the outpatient mental health setting. </li><li>Conduct assessments appropriate to individual patients with attention to the implications of test results for a veteran's every-day, real-world function and successful treatment/management of health problems with an emphasis on behavioral health factors associated with improved quality of life. </li><li>Provide psychoeducation to patients and family members to support healthcare adherence and relapse prevention. </li><li>Work with assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team to support optimum clinical care. </li><li>Consult and coordinate care with community providers following HIPPA practices to support psychosocial recovery of the person served. </li><li>Support activities of the Psychology Training Program and participate in relevant educational seminars. </li><li>Participate in improvement of clinical supervision skills with emphasis on Evidence Based Practice models. </li><li>Participate in program development tasks, as assigned. </li><li>Participate in planning of measurement, gathering and analysis of outcome data to guide program evaluation and development. </li><li>Implement program design and assists in clinical management of program staff, as assigned. </li><li>Assume responsibility for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation. </li><li>Maintain ongoing scholarly and self-education activities. </li><li>Participate in research with relevant populations as opportunities arise. </li><li>Participate in psychology peer review. </li><li>May serve as faculty at local or other system-wide education and training conferences. </li><li>May serve as primary investigator on research projects. </li><li>Serve on committees or workgroups, as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional</p> <p>Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm</p> <p>Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized</p> <p>EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more</p> <p>Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).</p> <p>Paid Time Off: 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)</p> <p>Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA</p> <p>Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)</p> <p>Telework: Not Available</p> <p>Virtual: This is not a virtual position.</p> <p>Functional Statement #: 554-54106-A, 554-54107-A, 554-54108-A</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p> <p>PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized</p>