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 You will be assigned to the Psychology Service of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. You will be half-time to Outpatient Palliative Care and half-time to the Community Living Center (CLC) within the Health Psychology Section.
Specialized knowledge and expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of general mental health disorders/conditions. Require appropriate time mapping and resources to ensure you are empowered to meet expected proficiencies in administration, clinical practice, education, and research as applicable. As a part of the CLC, you will facilitate a culture within the CLC to develop a home-like and person-centered environment.
Apply knowledge of successful aging, medical complications in older adults and psychotherapeutic techniques in the assessment and treatment of patients with the goal of assisting patients to partner with the interdisciplinary team in working to diminish, eliminate, or better cope with issues of aging, as well as stabilization of common psychological conditions.
Use evidence-based psychotherapies, relaxation techniques, stress management, and/or other discipline appropriate techniques. Offer educational services to the family support systems of patients with whom they work in order to facilitate and generalize treatment gains. Function as a full member of the CLC team and provide ongoing consultation services to other team members.
Knowledge of culturally sensitive and age-appropriate psychological assessment techniques, diagnosis, intervention, and behavioral health that qualifies you to provide advice and consultation to professionals representing a variety of disciplines.
As a part of the Outpatient Palliative Care team, you will be required to have training or experience in the areas of basic cognitive assessment and behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapy with understanding of the interaction of health conditions and psychosocial factors and their impact on adjustment in the context of palliative care and end-of-life.
Knowledge of health care issues associated with aging and end-of-life and demonstration of experience or training in working with critically ill patients, and patients with terminal and life-threatening illness. Apply psychological theories and techniques in the full range of patient populations with an emphasis on issues related to palliative care.
Understanding of relevant biological, anatomical, psychological, developmental and social contributors to the problems presented by the palliative care patient including understanding of cognitive impairment is preferred. In addition to observance of Federal national and local regulatory, policy, and accreditation requirements governing this Health Care System, this position encompasses the following examples of responsibilities.
Psychologists require appropriate time mapping and resources to ensure they are empowered to meet expected proficiencies in administration, clinical practice, education, and research as applicable. Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. 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: Available; Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 56430F 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/. NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. Continuation of Qualifications Section: GS-12: Experience: At least one year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11).
Psychologists who are not licensed must practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist but with less intense supervision than at the GS-11 grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations.
Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies. Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures. Ability to conduct research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties).
Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and research execution within the context of an established research team, including research participant relations, research documentation, data acquisition, maintenance, and collaboration. GS-13: Experience: At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 grade level.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health. Knowledge of clinical research literature.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-13. Preferred Experience: GS-12: -Experience working on interdisciplinary teams or in a large medial center. -Experience working with veteran and diverse populations.
-Experience/training in evidence-based psychotherapies. GS-13: -Experience working on interdisciplinary teams or in a large medial center. -Experience working with veteran and diverse populations. -Experience/training in evidence-based psychotherapies. -Completion of an APA-accredited postdoctoral fellowship. -Administrative or process improvement experience. Pre-Employment/Post-Employment Physical Examination: May be required, depending on the needs of the organization.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $94397 – $174906/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2027-11-03.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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