Psychologist-Home Based Primary Care
This announcement will remain open until filled and may be used to fill additional vacancies.
All qualified applicants who apply before February 18, 2020 will be considered part of the first cutoff.
Applications received after this date will be forwarded at the request of management.
This position is organizationally aligned within Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS).
Staff Psychologists diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological screening evaluations, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities (including tele-mental health) and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders.
Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group psychotherapies, and other interventions such as environmental interventions.
They consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or research activities.
Provides a full range of psychological services, including psychological assessment and diagnostic services; cognitive and neuropsychological, and capacity assessments; psychotherapy; psychoeducation and caregiver support; and prevention-oriented services, with an emphasis on the application of time-limited, evidence-based approaches, particularly for complex or unusually challenging patients Utilizes evidence-based and best practice approaches to assist Veterans, caregivers, and staff in managing behavioral factors associated with chronic medical problems and in promoting medical compliance Functions as a full member of the HBPC teams and provides ongoing team consultation and education services to other HBPC team members, patients, family members, and significant others Reports specialized research relevant to these populations in order to improve provision of clinical services Provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy, to include, but not limited to, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Problem-Solving Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Life Review Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Couples and Family Counseling, Supportive Therapy and Psycho-education Provides consultation to professional staff within BPVAHCS and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients Designs, implements, and evaluates health care delivery programs for the HBPC patient population.
Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders Functions independently as a member of the BPVAHCS Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges.
Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation Assists the program director or coordinator in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers.
Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services Ensures productivity is maintained at the established level for the program for which he/she is responsible Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions and documentation.
This position is eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan reimbursement program.
If selected for this position, you must meet specific individual eligibility requirements and submit your application within four months of appointment.
The final award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) is determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services office.
Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm.
This schedule may be changed at the discretion of management to meet patient care needs.
Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, selected applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the time of appointment.
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship - Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j:
No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.
S.
C.
, chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.
Education Requirement - You must have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed.
The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
OR, have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully completed a respecialization program meeting both of the following conditions:
a) the respecialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and b) the specialty in which you were retrained is consistent with the assignment you are am applying for; OR, have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
Internship Requirement - You must have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed; OR, New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement, provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern; OR, VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement; OR, Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
(NOTE:
Once board certified, the employee is required to maintain board certification).
NOTE:
Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program.
If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program.
Licensure:
Candidates must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Exception:
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.
Experience:
In additional to meeting the basic requirements as stated above, you must have the following:
GS-11 Level:
no additional experience beyond the basic requirement GS-12 Level:
at least 1 full year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the GS-11 level, and are able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
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 Level:
at least 2 addition years of experience, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 level, as a professional psychologist that was obtained through employment as a psychologist or through participating in a supervised post-doctoral psychology training program that demonstrates 1) active professional practice that was paid/non-paid employment and/or 2) a full, current and unrestricted license.
To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics associated with current psychology practice:
Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to a 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.
Experience is only creditable if it is post-doctoral degree experience as a professional psychologist directly related to the duties performed.
Preferred
Experience:
Prior experience gained as a Psychologist working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, including mental health and primary care professionals; demonstrated ability to function independently as the selectee will be expected to travel to HBPC Veteran homes to provide services.
Reference:
VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G18 Psychologist Qualification Standard.
This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements:
See VA Handbook and Directive 5019 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.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
All qualified applicants who apply before February 18, 2020 will be considered part of the first cutoff.
Applications received after this date will be forwarded at the request of management.
This position is organizationally aligned within Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS).
Staff Psychologists diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological screening evaluations, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities (including tele-mental health) and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders.
Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group psychotherapies, and other interventions such as environmental interventions.
They consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
Staff psychologists may be involved in program evaluation and/or research activities.
Provides a full range of psychological services, including psychological assessment and diagnostic services; cognitive and neuropsychological, and capacity assessments; psychotherapy; psychoeducation and caregiver support; and prevention-oriented services, with an emphasis on the application of time-limited, evidence-based approaches, particularly for complex or unusually challenging patients Utilizes evidence-based and best practice approaches to assist Veterans, caregivers, and staff in managing behavioral factors associated with chronic medical problems and in promoting medical compliance Functions as a full member of the HBPC teams and provides ongoing team consultation and education services to other HBPC team members, patients, family members, and significant others Reports specialized research relevant to these populations in order to improve provision of clinical services Provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy, to include, but not limited to, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Problem-Solving Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Life Review Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Couples and Family Counseling, Supportive Therapy and Psycho-education Provides consultation to professional staff within BPVAHCS and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients Designs, implements, and evaluates health care delivery programs for the HBPC patient population.
Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders Functions independently as a member of the BPVAHCS Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges.
Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation Assists the program director or coordinator in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers.
Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services Ensures productivity is maintained at the established level for the program for which he/she is responsible Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions and documentation.
This position is eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan reimbursement program.
If selected for this position, you must meet specific individual eligibility requirements and submit your application within four months of appointment.
The final award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) is determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services office.
Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm.
This schedule may be changed at the discretion of management to meet patient care needs.
Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, selected applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the time of appointment.
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship - Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j:
No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.
S.
C.
, chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English.
Education Requirement - You must have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed.
The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
OR, have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully completed a respecialization program meeting both of the following conditions:
a) the respecialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and b) the specialty in which you were retrained is consistent with the assignment you are am applying for; OR, have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
Internship Requirement - You must have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed; OR, New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement, provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern; OR, VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement; OR, Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
(NOTE:
Once board certified, the employee is required to maintain board certification).
NOTE:
Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program.
If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program.
Licensure:
Candidates must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Exception:
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.
Experience:
In additional to meeting the basic requirements as stated above, you must have the following:
GS-11 Level:
no additional experience beyond the basic requirement GS-12 Level:
at least 1 full year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the GS-11 level, and are able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
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 Level:
at least 2 addition years of experience, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 level, as a professional psychologist that was obtained through employment as a psychologist or through participating in a supervised post-doctoral psychology training program that demonstrates 1) active professional practice that was paid/non-paid employment and/or 2) a full, current and unrestricted license.
To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics associated with current psychology practice:
Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to a 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.
Experience is only creditable if it is post-doctoral degree experience as a professional psychologist directly related to the duties performed.
Preferred
Experience:
Prior experience gained as a Psychologist working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, including mental health and primary care professionals; demonstrated ability to function independently as the selectee will be expected to travel to HBPC Veteran homes to provide services.
Reference:
VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G18 Psychologist Qualification Standard.
This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements:
See VA Handbook and Directive 5019 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.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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