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This Psychologist position is divided into two functions: the Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator and PTSD Clinical team (PCT) therapist in Mental Health services at the VA Maine Healthcare System, located at the Togus, ME location. This position is a Full-time at 40 hours per week.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
Performs specialized assessment and treatment of complex PTSD and related comorbidities.
Provides Evidenced-Based Psychotherapy (EBP) for PTSD including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and/or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Provides a variety of direct psychological treatment services addressing the complex psychosocial issues faced by the veteran patients served in the PCT.
Provides consultation to VAMC or community program staff regarding special problems of, and resources for, veterans suffering from PTSD and related problems.
Provides training opportunities.
Provides direct or indirect supervision of graduate social work students or other related human services students.
Develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services.
Supporting the implementation of national and VISN-level policies related to MST at the facility and associated CBOCs.
Serves as the primary contact for Veterans and other staff members with questions about MST or local MST-related services.
Develops and maintains relationships with various local leadership and program coordinators within the facility to facilitate problem-solving about systemic issues, coordination of patient care, collaboration on education and outreach initiatives, and information gathering for program evaluation.
Communicates with members of the network- and national-level MST infrastructure, and other stakeholders as needed, in order to remain informed about notable policies, trends, and events, and to share information on local circumstances and practices.

Work Schedule
: Monday - Friday; 07:30am-4:00pm


EDRP Authorized: Contact
Jaime Perez
Jaime.Perez3@va.gov
, the
EDRP Coordinator
for questions or assistance on how to begin the application process.
Learn more


EDRP Assignment Code: 00


Pay:
Competitive salary and regular salary increases


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)


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
: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.


Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.


Functional Statement #
: 000000


Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized


Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required




NOTIFICATIONS:

Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
This position is in the Excepted Service.
Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) will be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
This position is covered by a special rate.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Selectee may be required to work at any VA Maine Healthcare System campus, as needed.
May be required to attend conference at other facilities or other VA sites on occasion.
The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees.