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Psychologist (Health Behavior Coordinator) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive
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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
Duties
This Clinical Psychologist position is in Mental Health services at the VA Maine Healthcare System, located at the Togus campus location. This position is full-time at 40 hours) per week. The Clinical Psychologist serving as the Health Behavior Coordinator provides psychological services including diagnostic assessments such as pre-bariatric surgery evaluations and pre-transplant surgery evaluations, psychotherapy (individual and group), risk assessments and treatment planning. Best practices, practice guidelines, and evidence-based treatment protocols are utilized to the extent feasible in all therapeutic interventions. The Psychologist works closely with interdisciplinary teams across the Primary Care, Mental Health, Pharmacy, Sensory and Physical Rehabilitative Service and Specialty Care service lines.
The Psychologist for whom this functional statement applies is assigned to the VA Maine Healthcare System, Togus Division within the Mental Health Service. The primary responsibility is providing direct patient care in both outpatient and inpatient settings. The primary focus will be in health psychology, with the ability to provide cross coverage for psychologists located in Primary Care Mental Health Integration and Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. There may also be consultation to the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) when needed.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- To serve as a consultant regarding the role and interaction of cognitive, personality, and psychological factors on various medical disorders.
- Health-specific assessments to include, but not limited to, pre-bariatric surgery psychological assessments, psychological clearance exams for organ transplants, and psychological clearance exams for antiviral therapies and other assessments.
- The Health Psychologist will participate in the monthly or weekly committee/team meetings for the surgical/treatment candidates and follow up with those candidates or coordinate their care as needed or required. Provides a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
- Group and individual interventions for health-related problems to include, but not limited to, pain management, sleep behavior/hygiene, smoking cessation, weight management, diabetes care, etc.
- Assist the Spinal Cord Injury staff by providing psychological services to patients with spinal cord injuries. Among other things, this will include yearly follow-up exams for patients with spinal cord injuries, MS, and ALS.
- Provide patient education and support services to medical and mental health service lines. Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others. Supervision and mentoring of psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows wanting experience in health psychology.
- Provides consultation to professional staff within the VA Maine Healthcare System and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
- Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
- Program development and management of Health Psychology Program. The Health Psychologist will develop new and existing VHA health behavior programs, coordinate evaluations, and determine the efficacy of health promotion and disease prevention programs at the medical center.
- Serve as an active member of the Whole Health Steering Committee, MOVE Committee, Health Promotion Disease Prevention Team, and other committees focused upon the promotion of preventive medicine and population health objectives as deemed appropriate.
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 Statements #: 402-F05388
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
NOTIFICATIONS:
- 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.
- Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
- Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) will be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
