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.
VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Provide input to physicians regarding patients' treatment needs Interview patients, develop a psychosocial assessment of the veteran. Evaluate information from sources other than the patient, with the patient's consent, to validate patient reports. Create a psychosocial database, for each assigned patient. Formulate a mutually agreed upon treatment plan.
Collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs. Experience in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs. Coordination of non-institutional and institutional services. Review the progress notes from the other providers to accurately determine the strengths and limitations of each veteran Involved in program evaluation, teaching, training and research activities.
Responsible for day to day clinical functioning of a multidisciplinary team Participate in developing and maintaining an effective relationship with multiple community-based and multiple VA-based treatment facilities Responsible for all routine and special reports Responsible for directly training or the provision of training of all staff in evidenced-based treatments and best practices.
Conduct regular chart reviews Maintain continuous survey readiness standards for periodic reviews from SOARS, CARF, Joint Commission, or any other survey/accrediting organizations. Serves as a consultant to both internal and external customers regarding appropriate VA and community-based homeless resources. Develop working relationships and agreements with other organizations having responsibilities for the same patient population. Maintain a network of referral resources.
Enter all veteran/family contacts in the electronic record Attend all appropriate staff meetings (interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, psychologist staff meetings, other committees as appropriate, etc.) Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Contact visn5hredrpcoordinators@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) 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.
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.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Maybe authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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/.
trudy.wachala@va.gov · 410-691-7328
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $136671 – $177678/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This is a Monday to Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-03 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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