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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. 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. Learn more
Learn more about this agency12/09/2022 to 06/09/2023
$78,592 - $145,617 per year
GS 11 - 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
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OCA-11762104-23-MB-T-BR
694812200
ALL US CITIZENS. NOTE: Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference to ALL applicants for this job announcement.
**This job announcement has been AMENDED to include the Exception to Licensure requirement for the GS-11 and GS-12 grade levels.**
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 12/29/2022, and applications will be reviewed every two (2) weeks, thereafter. This announcement may remain open until 6/09/2023, or once a selection is made, whichever occurs first. If no selection is reached by the current closing date, this announcement may be extended.
The clinical psychologist functions primarily in outpatient Mental Health and/or the Primary Care clinic areas. In this environment, the clinical psychologist will be a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team with responsibility for assessment, psychotherapeutic intervention, case management, training and education, and administration. However, the clinical psychologist may be assigned additional responsibilities in other locations as directed by the Psychology Executive.
Functions
(1) Clinical Responsibilities:
A. Assessment
Performs evaluations of patients in the general Mental Health outpatient clinic setting and the primary care setting. This may include intellectual/cognitive functioning, emotional adjustment, severe mental illness, personality issues, suicide issues, decision-making capacity, and level of care/placement needs. A range of assessment techniques may be employed including record review, interview, rating scales, questionnaires, standardized tests, behavioral observation, and consultation with other disciplines. Generates appropriate referrals to specialized clinical programs as warranted.
B. Therapeutic Interventions
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions for patients.
Therapeutic modalities and techniques may include evidenced based practices, supportive psychotherapy, behavior management techniques, and / or a variety of behavioral medicine approaches such as smoking cessation.
C. Customer Service
Responds to consults within the time limits specified by Psychology Service and Medical Center policies.
Develops and maintains a reasonable caseload of patients.
Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients. Looks for innovative ways to increase psychology services to the medical center. Serves as a member of standing or ad hoc committees as the need or opportunity arises.
D. Documentation Maintains/submits required documentation in a timely, complete, and accurate manner in accordance with Psychology Service and Medical Center policies and procedures, without inaccuracies and/or tardiness. Develops written procedures as requested to facilitate the timely and efficient delivery of psychological services.
(2) Administrative responsibilities:
Assists in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program. Completes mandatory VA training requirements in a timely fashion. Attends psychology-related training to maintain expertise in assigned work area. Attends Psychology staff meetings, Medical staff meetings, and Mental Health Service staff meetings. Complies with Psychology pertinence review procedures as well as credentialing and privileging procedures.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 00000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Education Debt Reduction Program: Eligible
Exception to licensure: Non-licensed applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a "graduate psychologist" at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405 [(c)(2)(B)] for a period not to exceed two years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a psychologist who is licensed. Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of the temporary appointment.
Creditable Experience
(1) Current Professional Psychology Practice. To be creditable, psychological work experience can be obtained through paid or non-paid employment providing psychological work or through participating in a supervised postdoctoral psychology training program (i.e., fellowship or residency). Psychological work experience must have occurred after the doctoral degree was obtained and must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics associated with current professional psychology practice. "Professional psychology practice" includes but is not limited to the following psychology-oriented job duties: providing professional clinical services, conducting research, carrying out education and training activities, carrying out program evaluation activities, clinical consultation, supervision and administration.
(2) Quality of Experience. Experience is only creditable if it is post-doctoral experience as a professional psychologist directly related to the duties to be performed. Qualifying experience must also be at a level comparable to or exceeding professional psychology experience at the next lower level.
(3) Part-time Experience. Part-time experience is creditable according to its relationship to a full-time workweek. For example, a psychologist employed 20 hours per week, or on a half time basis, would receive one full-time workweek of credit for each two weeks of service.
(4) Post-Doctoral Degree Fellowships. Postdoctoral fellowships or residencies are training programs in an advanced area of clinical practice. Training as a fellow or resident is considered to be creditable experience on a year-for-year basis
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
Due to COVID-19, VA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. Management officials will provide information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite, when applicable. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework depending upon the terms of your organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.
Documents Accepted:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/09/2023 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11762104.
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2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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**This job announcement has been AMENDED to include the Exception to Licensure requirement for the GS-11 and GS-12 grade levels.**
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