PCMHI Staff Psychologist - Garner

Summary

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. Program 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

• VA Careers - Psychologist: Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) began implementation of the patient centered medical home model now known as PACT (Patient Aligned Care Team) in the beginning of FY10
• PACT focuses on:- Partnerships with Veterans- Access to care using diverse methods- Coordinated care among team members- Team-based care with Veterans as the center of their PACT Clinical Responsibilities:1
• Provides functional assessment - triage - brief intervention - and education for a wide range of mental health and behavioral medicine concerns - on referral from primary care providers and allied PACT members.2
• Provides education to patients - family members - and significant others.3
• Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions - including individual and group psychotherapy.4
• Provides consultation to professional staff and to community providers - concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.5
• Triages appropriately and efficiently to specialty mental health services.6
• Practice is under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist
• Administrative responsibilities1
• Complies with national and local performance measures - including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.2
• Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures - including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g. - entering diagnostic and procedure codes).3
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Service Chief (or designee) and facility Director.4
• Attends Psychology staff meetings and complies with Psychology peer review procedures
• B
• Research/Program Evaluation 1
• May contribute to the establishment and maintenance of patient tracking and treatment outcome databases to enable ongoing program evaluation for the TRP.2
• As requested - analyzes and interprets program evaluation data related to clinical or educational / training programs
• C
• Other Significant Responsibilities 1
• With approval - may serve on Medical Center - VISN - and/or National VA committees or task forces.2
• May represent Psychology / Mental Health programs in various workgroups and committees at the Medical Center.3
• May actively participate in leadership roles on local - state - and national professional organizations.4
• As assigned - may represent the Medical Center or Psychology / Mental Health at professional organizations / community group events or committees
• Research:1
• May engage in non-funded or VA funded research per approval of the supervising psychologist and Chief - Mental Health Service Line.2
• As function of a concurrent faculty position - may engage in funded or unfunded research activities at the affiliated university medical center and engage.3
• May publish results of research in scientific - peer-reviewed journals and/or present research findings at scientific meetings
• Customer Service: Relationships with management - co-workers - patients - and the general public are consistently courteous - respectful - and cooperative in nature
• Incumbent will display a cooperative attitude and will effectively work together to implement the organization's mission and goals
• Incumbent will ensure productivity is maintained at the established level for the program for which he/she is responsible
• Age - Developmental - & Cultural Needs of Patients: The primary age of patients treated and cared for are normally a mixture of adults aged 18 to 59 and senior adults (i.e
• 60 years of age or older)
• The position requires the incumbent to possess or develop an understanding of the particular needs of adult and senior adult patients of varied age ranges
• Sensitivity to the special needs of all patients in respect to age - developmental requirements - and culturally related factors must be consistently achieved
• Work Schedule: M-F 8 to 4:30pm Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [email protected] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Telework: Ad Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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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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