Staff Psychologist

Quick Facts

• Monday-Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm
• Full performance level: GS-13 (selected grade range: GS-11 to GS-13)
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligible: up to $200,000 (subject to application within 4 months of appointment)

Description

Staff Psychologist provides comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnostic services and delivers evidence-based psychotherapy to Veterans, including complex psychopathology. The role supports an Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team focused on Homeless Veterans and includes consultation to healthcare providers, development/documentation of treatment plans, and clinical workload expectations. At higher grade levels, the psychologist assumes independent professional responsibility and provides clinical supervision and training for psychology trainees.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnostic services
• Use contemporary interview and psychometric assessment methods
• Provide patient/family education on mental disorders and treatment best practices
• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions (individual, family, group, and psychoeducation as appropriate)
• Consult with healthcare providers on assessment findings and coordinated treatment plans
• Develop, implement, and document mental health treatment plans for an assigned caseload
• Adhere to facility/service line policies, including risk assessment, access standards, professional conduct, and CPRS documentation conventions
• Meet minimal clinical workload expectations
• Supervise trainees providing direct clinical care
• Provide independent professional responsibility for assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation (at full performance level)
• Provide clinical supervision/instruction for psychology interns and/or postdoctoral fellows
• Serve on psychology service training oversight committees and may hold a faculty appointment at an affiliated university
• Supervise and/or train other medical and social work trainees as assigned
• Participate in committees/workgroups/task forces and provide leadership/representation for professional organizations

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annually (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Parental leave after 12 months (up to 12 weeks paid)
• Child care subsidy after 60 days for eligible full-time employees
• Retirement: federal pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Telework: not available

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required
• Proficient in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (including acceptable I-9 documentation)
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation
• Participate in seasonal influenza vaccination program
• Serve a 1- or 2-year trial period (trial employment evaluation and potential termination if not certified to advance public interest)

Qualifications (Educational and Licensing)

• Doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited program in specified specialty areas (or approved re-specialization path) OR qualifying older-degree pathway
• Successful completion of an APA/CPA-accredited professional psychology internship (or accepted equivalent per VA criteria)
• Hold a full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level license to practice psychology