<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>Total Rewards: Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional</p> <p>The incumbent will function as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team at the Dorn VA Medical Center within the Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program. The VA Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary primary care services in the homes of Veterans with complex, chronic, and disabling diseases.</p> <p>Duties may include but not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Functions as the primary mental health provider of the HBPC team, providing specialized mental health prevention, assessment, treatment, management, and professional consultation services. </li><li>Provides advanced screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of depressive and anxiety-related disorders, as well as other mental health conditions as outlined in the DSM-5 with the exception of personality disorder, with an emphasis on the application of time-limited, evidence-based approaches. </li><li>Assesses and provides specialized treatments for subclinical symptoms of dysphoria and anxiety, adjustment difficulties, and excessive use or misuse of alcohol or other drugs (for which the patient may have a lower-than-normal tolerance due to their medical conditions and the potential for negative interactions with prescribed medication). </li><li>Provides mental health prevention services to patients at significant risk for mental illnesses. </li><li>Provides services to the families of Veterans with dementia being served by HBPC, when such care is directly related to the overall treatment plan for the Veteran. </li><li>Provides clinical services through the use of telemental health/telehome technology. </li><li>Provides specialized screening for cognitive deficits to address specific functional questions or to determine if a referral for a complete neuropsychological evaluation or dementia assessment is needed. </li><li>Assesses patients' understanding of advance directives and other forms of consent and assisting staff in determining how to present treatment options and other such materials to patients in a format they can understand. </li><li>Provides psychoeducational and supportive interventions, in conjunction with the Veteran, for spouses, family members/caregivers, and others that are crucial to keeping the Veteran at home. </li><li>Provides individual and group interventions to support patients who are coping with feelings of grief and loss associated with disability and other life transitions. </li><li>Provides behavioral medicine interventions to manage pain, sleep problems, facilitate weight loss, promote smoking cessation, and enhance medical compliance. </li><li>Promotes communication/ interactions between medical team members, patients, and their families to facilitate the medical treatment process. </li><li>Makes rapid assessments and develops crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs. </li><li>Enters all Veteran/family contacts in the electronic health records using appropriate formats and templates. </li></ul> <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 vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, 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 off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)</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 #: 55687F</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p>