The Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System is seeking a full-time Staff Psychologist for Alexandria VA Medical Center in Alexandria, LA. The Staff Psychologist (BHIP) will provide direct patient contact including, but not limited to: Ability to treat mental disorders through a variety of evidence-based modalities and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders. This psychologist may provide a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual, group and family/couples psychotherapy.

Work Schedule:  Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

 We offer:

• Likely starting base salary range: $78,255 - $145,000
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified applicants.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)Assistance with payment of outstanding medical school loans up to $200K over 5 years max
• Malpractice: Liability protection
• 13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• Federal Retirement Plan
• Separate 401K with partial agency match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen (*will consider non- citizen candidates*)
• Full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State
• 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)
• Completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA
• 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.
• Active Board Certification (or considered Board Certification eligible) in clinical neuropsychology thru the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP/ABCN) or American Board of Neuropsychology (ABN).(Preferred)
• Must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and committed to the care and good health of our Veterans.

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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