Psychologist - Neuropsychologist

Will work as a Neuropsychology Team member, primarily providing outpatient neuropsychological assessment services. May provide services in other locations including but not limited to inpatient and residential. May provide individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, along with intakes, psychological assessments and testing in other areas depending on clinical expertise/need. Care delivered mainly in person, but may also be provided to the Veteran's home or other safe location by video.

VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties may include but are not limited to: Provide symptom targeted assessments of neurocognitive problems resulting from various conditions. Provide screening for cognitive deficits to address specific functional questions or to determine the necessity for a further neuropsychological evaluation or assessment. Perform capacity/competency assessments when there are questions about a patient's ability to make medical decisions, perform other specific functions, or live independently. Assess patients' understanding of advanced directives and other forms of consent and assist staff in determining how to present treatment options and other such material to patients in a format they can understand. May provide cognitive rehabilitation strategies for various conditions. Use professional judgment and advanced practice skills to diagnose a full-range of psychiatric disorders. Ensure the correct administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological and neuropsychological measures, along with the accurate presentation of resulting data is entered into the veterans medical record. May provide psychological assessments and supervision of trainees completing assessments or neuropsychological evaluations. Coordinate scheduling of all referred veterans, supervision of assessments, evaluation of test results, monitoring of test interpretation, and appropriate communication of results to referral sources. Provide crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members, as needed. Assess the need for referral for more intensive and/or specialty mental health services. Ensure that appropriate testing equipment, forms, manuals, and materials are available. Monitor the efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness, quality of services offered within the program area. Perform specialized treatment of complex mental illness incorporating complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veterans including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges. Perform routine and in-depth mental health evaluations, including intake assessments. Provide evidence-based psychotherapy and other therapeutic interventions utilizing VA based guidance and guidelines. Perform routine brief assessments in context of therapy, as appropriate. Provide brief mental health and behavioral interventions, as appropriate. Provide case management interventions, at times at an advanced level, used in the treatment of veterans with mood, anxiety, psychotic, trauma, substance, and other mental health, emotional and behavioral disorders. Liaison/advocate on behalf of the Neuropsychology Team and/or Veteran/caregiver between settings of care, both internal and external to the VA. Complete comprehensive Veteran-centered, recovery-focused treatment plans and updates as appropriate/required. Serve as psychology champion for treatment planning, discharge planning, and psychosocial and psychotherapeutic needs. Represent the Medical Center or Healthcare System at professional/program community group/events and committees. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN10HRCCOE@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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 94404-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.