The Clinical Psychologist assigned to the Mental Health Service Line spending a portion of time providing various evidence-based therapies and psychological assessments specifically acting as a subject matter expert for patients struggling with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Substance Use Disorders (SUD) related symptomatology. ---------------- RECRUITMENT OR RELOCATION INCENTIVES MAY BE AUTHORIZED ---------------- ---------------- RECRUITMENT OR RELOCATION INCENTIVES MAY BE AUTHORIZED ---------------- The clinical psychology program is designed to assist in patient care through psycho diagnostic testing and interviewing, individual and group psychotherapy, training, research, consultation, and other services typically provided by a clinical psychologist in a Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assessment and Evaluation: Administers, scores, and interprets psychological assessment instruments. Obtains and evaluates personal, educational, and vocational histories, reviews records of other services for pertinent data, and prepares evaluative reports. Incumbent interviews and evaluates patients in order to analyze historical and dynamic factors pertaining to their illness with special concern for factors relating to diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment variables. Works with patients who present particularly difficult diagnostic, prognostic, or treatment problems. When assessing or providing patient care, the employee considers the age of the patient as it relates to the ability to understand directions, to provide objective self-assessment, or to respond to any other medical milieu appropriate to the overall treatment plan. This requires the knowledge of psychological characteristics of all age groups. Individual Psychotherapy: May plan, conduct, record, evaluate, and report on individual psychotherapy sessions. Individual psychotherapy refers to the professional process whereby the psychologist assists the patient in working through problems and formulating plans and ideas as distinct from those activities principally concerned with evaluating his/her potential and past history of training/experience. Specifically, incumbent assists patients by evaluating their assets and liabilities and in their attempts to understand themselves, to achieve better interpersonal relationships, and to adapt themselves more effectively to their environments. Group Psychotherapy: May plan, conduct, record, evaluate and report on group psychotherapy sessions, as well as facilitate patient education meetings, milieu and ward therapy programs in addition to the professional processes outlined above in paragraph 2. May conduct family therapy sessions. Consultation: May consult with other psychologists, consultants, professional staff, medical center management, or individuals and organizations in the community, usually relating to the status of or plans for patients, problems or procedures related to the operation of the Mental Health Partners Outpatient Clinic, and/or problems referred by other services. May serve persons other than patients, such as screening or counseling of personnel when they are referred. Research: May review professional literature for research planning, hypothesis development, instrumentation, data analysis, and scientific reports. May conduct research that is local, fact-finding, or basic and developmental. May also conduct research that involves direct or indirect service to patients or to the medical center. Training: May plan and personally participate in station-wide training programs and in the training of psychologists and other personnel. May serve on the Psychology Training Committee. Receives training from staff psychologists and other professional personnel including supervision, in-service training, and station workshops and seminars. PTSD/SUD PSYCHOLOGIST POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES The psychologist for whom this functional statement applies is assigned to the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic within the Mental Health Service Line and provides services to patients across the entire continuum of care, from the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) to the Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Program. In addition to providing clinical services, the incumbent may have responsibility for or assist the program manager(s)/coordinator(s) in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for this specific patient population. He/she may assist the program director(s)/coordinator(s) in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program. The psychologist will primarily focus on enhancement of clinical services offered to veterans with co-occurring disorders (e.g., substance use and PTSD) within the Mental Health Service Line. The primary focus for this position includes the concurrent interventions for substance use and mental health issues. Work Schedule: Full Time Monday- Friday 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m., Evening And Weekend Work May Be Required Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
