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.
This Staff Psychologist position is a full-time position with duties in Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) in the Greenville HCC catchment area and HBPC in the Durham VA Medical Center catchment area. It is noted that the Psychology practice of HBPC is part of the Behavioral Medicine Division in Mental and Behavioral Health Services (MBHS) within the Durham VA Health Care System (VAHCS).
The incumbent's responsibilities are focused on conducting assessment and psychotherapy to patients, who are primarily older, who have highly complex medical, mental health, and psychosocial needs. The duties in HBPC will involve providing needed psychological services in the homes of Veterans in the Greenville, NC catchment area and remote psychological services to the Durham, NC catchment area. Primary (Clinical) Responsibilities 1.
Provides a full range of specialized services at all levels of complexity for patients in HBPC, with service delivery to include screening assessments, psychological diagnostic evaluations, and psychotherapy. 2. Provides psychotherapy, with an emphasis on evidence-based practice in individual, group, family and couple modalities in a specialized patient population, including chronic, life-threatening, or terminal illness. 3.
Provides screening for cognitive deficits or, to determine if a referral for a complete neuropsychological screening or dementia assessment is needed. 4. Performs capacity assessments when there are questions about a patient's ability to make medical decisions, perform other specific functions, or live independently. 5. Promotes communication and interactions between medical team members, residents, and their families to facilitate the medical treatment process. 6.
Participates in interdisciplinary care team meetings and provides consultation within the HBPC interdisciplinary team to facilitate patients' psychological needs. 7. Provides behavioral medicine interventions to manage pain, disability, address sleep problems, facilitate weight loss, promote tobacco cessation, and enhance medical compliance. 8.
Provides empirically supported screening, assessment, and interventions to the families of Veterans when such care is directly related to the treatment plan, making referral to other services where appropriate. 9. May provide clinical supervision to Psychology students, interns or fellows (or unlicensed Psychology staff, as requested).
Work Schedule: 8-4:30pm, Monday - Friday Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Byron.Collins@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more 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: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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/.
Montrell.Gibson@va.gov · 504-914-0861
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $92924 – $172176/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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