The VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS) is seeking 2 Staff Psychologists for the Long Beach PTSD Program and 5 Staff Psychologists for BHIP (Long Beach, Santa Ana, Santa Fe Springs) to serve within the Mental Health service. Psychologists will be assigned to either Santa Ana CBOC, Santa Fe Springs CBOC, or Long Beach main campus.
VA Careers - Mental Health Professionals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOMintJXa3Y 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 your start date.
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. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance. Duties include, but are not limited to: Providing a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental heal disorders. Providing education to patients, family members, and significant others.
Providing comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual and group psychotherapy. Developing, implementing, and documenting the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients. Assisting the Mental Health Care Group Chief and/or Chief Psychologist in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program.
Attending and participating in administrative and informational meetings held by the Chief Psychologist and Psychology Training Director, as applicable. Once licensed, providing clinical supervision and instruction for assigned psychology trainees. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at Supervisory discretion. Telework: May be authorized at Supervisory discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000 EDRP Authorized: Yes
IMPORTANT: A transcript with the conferred date 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $105262 – $195037/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-14.
There are 7 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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