Staff Psychologist (Palliative Care)

Quick Facts

• Role: Staff Psychologist (Palliative Care)

• Setting: Hospice and palliative care across inpatient, outpatient, and home-based settings; adult patients

• Work schedule: 7:00am–3:30pm, Monday–Friday (alternate tours may be considered)

Description

Provide diagnostic interviews, psychological assessments, and psychotherapy, including Tele-Mental Health, for adult patients receiving hospice and palliative care. Design and facilitate individual, group, and family interventions for end-of-life issues and underlying mental health concerns, and coordinate care as part of an interdisciplinary palliative care team. Hold clinical privileges for independent practice of psychology and may supervise trainees and support training, committees, and program evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a full range of psychological services addressing end-of-life issues, coping, and mental health concerns in hospice/palliative care

• Provide services across the care continuum (inpatient, outpatient, home-based)

• Design and facilitate tailored interventions for a range of disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety/PTSD)

• Support coping with chronic disease, bereavement, end-of-life care, and adherence to treatment regimens

• Participate in program and administrative activities, committees, and hospital-wide decision-making

• Contribute to leadership and may participate in research/program evaluation

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level psychology license

• Doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited program or meet VA-approved alternate qualification paths

• Acceptable professional psychology internship training program (APA/CPA accredited, or other VA-accepted alternatives)

• At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist, including at least one year equivalent to GS-12

• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to apply professional psychological treatments across patient populations

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases; pay step may reflect higher or unique qualifications

• Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)

• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Childcare subsidy (after 60 days) for eligible full-time employees with income below $144,000

• Retirement: federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% employer contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care

• Federal telework: Ad-Hoc (not a virtual position)