Clinical Psychologist
Location: El Paso, Texas
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Clinical Psychologist right now, this vacancy will be situated in Texas. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 898337
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his o! rphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
The El
Paso VAHCS is part of VISN 18 Network, and is a standalone ambulatory care
facility with over 600 employees and growing. This opportunity offers a
competitive salary, excellent benefits, liberal vacation and predictable work
hours with potential for an academic faculty appointment. We are an out-patient
clinic with working hours from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm, Mondays through Fridays.
This is an
opportunity to move to the Great Southwest, where shopping and museums are abundant
and located conveniently in town.
Available outdoor adventures include camping, horseback riding, biking,
hiking, cross country skiing, snow tubing.
El Paso is a
jewel in the desert. El Paso is the 6th largest city in the state of Texas,
with a population of 700,000. Nestled between the rugged Franklin Mountains and
the historic Rio Grande, t! his dynamic community combines the advantages of a
major m! etropolitan center with the ambience and neighborly charm of a western
town. El Paso offers a multicultural experience as it is situated on the boarder
of two nations and two states.
El Paso provides
abundant cultural and entertainment opportunities, year-round sports and
outdoor recreation, the lowest crime rate of any major city in the continental
US, and some of the best weather conditions on the planet. The sun shines 300
days a year! It has affordable housing, an extremely favorable low cost of
living index, a medical school, several universities and a community college.
We are a cosmopolitan community; people from all over the world come here to
live, work, gather for business and retire.
Note: 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 . The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) w! ill review the selected candidateÂ's education and experience and recommend the grade and step at which the candidate will be placed. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
The incumbent for this position may be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program. Please contact Human Resources at this medical center and speak with the Education Debt Reduction Program Coordinator for additional information.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are authorized for this position.
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation services. Permanent Change of Station is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with a transfer between duty statio! ns or facilities. For more information go to http://vaww.fscdirect.fsc.! va.gov/pcs.asp . KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
Background and-or Security Investigation required DUTIES:
Substance
Abuse:
Clinical
Responsibilities:
- Provides
disorders, particularly for those persons diagnosed with substance use
disorders.
- Provides
- Provides
individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
- Provides
providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treat! ment
plans for patients with substance use disorders.
- Develops,
caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
- Functions
clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her
clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
Administrative
responsibilities:
- Assists
implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers.
- Assist
evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the
effectiveness of the clinical program.
- Facilitates
services.
- Complies
screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
- Complies
documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering
diagnostic and procedure codes).
- Attends
Chief, Mental Health Service (or designee) and facility Director.
- Attends
Service peer review procedures.
Teaching
and Training:
- Provides
s! tudents, social work interns and psychology interns when applicable.
- Provides
Other
Significant Responsibilities (El Paso VAHCS, VISN-18, National, or University):
- May
progress action teams.
- May
General
Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury:
Clinical
Responsibilities:
- Provides
disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
- Conducts
- Conducts
psychological and personality ! assessment, of Veterans referred to the TBI team.
- Provides
- Provides
- Provides
other trainees, and fellows.
- Provides
individual, family, and group psychotherapy to those utilizing mental health
services.
- Provides
concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for
patients.
- Develops,
includes prompt completion of clini! cal reminders.
- Functions
privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical
assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
Administrative
responsibilities:
- Assists
programs for a team of treatment providers.
- Adheres
the MHS Chief.
- Assist
data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the
clinical program.
- Facilitates
services.
- C! omplies
screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
- Complies
documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering
diagnostic and procedure codes).
- Attends
Supervisor, MHS (or designee) and facility Director.
- Attends
complies with peer review procedures.
Teaching
and Training:
- Provides
students, social work interns and psychology interns when applicable.
- Provides
!
Other
Significant Responsibilities (El Paso VAHCS, VISN-18, National, or University):
- May
progress action teams.
- May
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder Clinical Team:
Clinical
Responsibilities:
- Provides
disorders, particularly for those persons diagnosed with post-traumatic stress
disorder.
- Provides
- Provides
individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
- Provides
providers, concerning clinical assessme! nt findings and appropriate treatment
plans for patients with PTSD.
- Develops,
caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
- Functions
clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her
clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
Administrative
responsibilities:
- Assists
of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers.
- Assist
evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the
effectiveness of the clinical p! rogram.
- Facilitates
services.
- Complies
screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
- Complies
documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering
diagnostic and procedure codes).
- Attends
Chief, Mental Health Service (or designee) and facility Director.
- Attends
Service peer review procedures.
Teaching
and Training:
- Provides
students, social work in! terns and psychology interns when applicable.
- Provides
Other
Significant Responsibilities (El Paso VAHCS, VISN-18, National, or University):
- May
progress action teams.
- May
Suicide
Prevention:
Clinical
Responsibilities:
- The
high-risk patients and monitors treatment to ensure that needed services are
being received.
- Completes
- Plays
perfor! ming individual case reviews, assists with preparation of yearly
aggregate summaries, and facilitates the implementation of system improvement
recommended by the Team.
- Provides
community about risk factors, warning signs, treatment options and resources.
- Establishes
they are aware of options for patients whom they come in contact during crisis
situations.
- Promotes
in the medical center.
- Develops
and other targeted information which highlights suicide prevention, warning
signs and risk factors.
- Develops
the community on risk factors and warning signs for suicide and treatment
options.
- Independently
objectives, and completes reports for the VISN or VA Central Office. Results of
the work are considered technically authoritative and are normally accepted
without significant change.
- Prepares
with VACO and local guidelines.
- Develops
implements an internal evaluation process through which progress toward goals
and objectives can be objectively monitored. Implements changes based on the
results of evaluations and performs impact assessments of these changes.
Ensures that any required external evaluation of the program is submit! ted
within established time frames.
- Interfaces
providers and patient advocate, to resolve administrative and clinical
problems. This includes collaboration on individual patients and the
coordination of medical care within the treatment team.
Administrative
responsibilities:
- Assists
implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers.
- Assist
evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the
effectiveness of the clinical program.
- Facilitates
services.
- Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely heal! th care
- Complies
- Attends
- Attends
- Provides
- Provides
- May
- May
- Provides
- Provides
- Provides
- Provides
- Develops,
- Functions
- Assumes
- Assists
- Adheres
- Assist
- Facilitates
- Complies
- Complies
- Attends
- Attends
- Provides
- May
- May
- May
screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering
diagnostic and procedure codes).
Chief, Mental Health Service (or designee) and facility Director.
Service peer review procedures.
Teaching
and Training:
students, social work interns and psychology interns when applicable.
Other
progress action teams.
General
Mental Health:
Clinical
Responsibilities:
disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
providers, concerning clinical as! sessment findings and appropriate treatment
plans for patients.
caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
clinical privileges.
patient care decisions, and documentation.
Administrative
responsibilities:
implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providers.
the Chief, Mental Health Service.
effectiveness of the clinical program.
services.
screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering
diagnostic and procedure codes).
Chief, Mental Health Service (or designee) and facility Director.
complies with Mental Health Service peer! review procedures.
Teaching
and Training:
!
students, social work interns and psychology interns (when applicable).
Other
Significant Responsibilities (El Paso VAHCS, VISN 18, National, or University):
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Have a doctoral
degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American
Psychological Association (APA) (the specialty area of the degree must be
consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to b! e employed).
Have successfully
completed a professional psychology internship training program that has been
accredited by APA.
Hold a full,
current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level
in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico),
or the District of Columbia. There is an
exception to the licensure which states: Â"The Secretary may waive the
requirement of licensure for an individual psychologist for a period not to
exceed 2 years from the date of employment on the condition that such a
psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a psychologist who is
so licensed. Non-licensed psychologists who otherwise meet the basic requirements
may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate psychologist under the
authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405 (a) (1) (D). Failure to obtain licensure during
that period is justification for termination of th! e temporary appointment. This
may result in termination of employme! nt.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
GS-11: Must meet only the Basic Requirements
GS-12: Must meet the Basic Requirements and have one year of professional experience and meet the following KSAs:
1) knowlege of, and ability to apply, a wide range of professional psychological theories and assessment methods to a variety of patient populations,
2) ability to develop coherent treatment strategies, and
3) ability to incorporate new clinical procedures.
GS-13: Must meet the Basic Requirements and have a full, unrestricted license in addition to having two years of professional experience and meet the following KSAs:
1) knowledge of, and ability to apply, advanced professional psychological theories and techniquest to the full range of patient populations,
2) ability to provide professional advice a! nd consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health, and
3) knowledge of clinical research literature.
References: VA Handbook 5005/15, Part II, Appendix G18 http://www.avapl.org/pub/Hybrid_38_standards.pdf
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/programs/clinical.aspx
Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds); light carrying (under 15 pounds); straight pulling (2 hours); reaching above shoulder; walking (2 hours); standing (2 hours); repeated bending (2 hours); near vision corrected to 13" to 16"; far vision correctable in on eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other; and hearing (aid permitted).
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s! ) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows ! dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Fede! ral Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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