Staff Psychologist

_*\*\*\*This position has a $15,000 sign on or relocation bonus!\*\*\** *\*\*\*Telework and/or alternative work schedules may be considered for highly qualified candidates\*\*\**_ *\*\*\*The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System is Seeking Highly Energetic Candidates\*\*\** This vacancy is a solicitation for a *Hiring Fair Event, *which will be on an invite only basis once the position qualifications have been met.
If you receive an invitation, you will be *required* to attend in person on: * *Date: *10/21/2023 * *Time: *8:00 AM - 3:00 PM * *Location of Hiring Event: Prescott VA Hospital *- (Address and map of hiring fair location will be provided to candidates who have met minimum qualifications for invitation) You will be notified of your qualifications and if determined to be minimally qualified, you will receive an invitation for interview and *MUST RSVP.
*Applicants should plan for a long day if selected, as there are several pre-employment stations to clear.
*Requirements for Pre-Employment Screening*: * Fingerprints (Two forms of ID required) * Security background * Immunizations (Immunization records preferred) *Major duties include, but are not limited to:* * Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment, and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care, in outpatient and inpatient setting, including offering services via video-telemedicine technology as appropriate.
Performs psycho-diagnostic and cognitive screening evaluations for Veterans.
* Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual, group, couples/family, crisis therapy; and psycho educational classes.
Interventions include Evidence-Based Treatments, Short-term solution-focused treatment, and supportive therapy.
* Provides clinical supervision and/or consultation to various disciplines and levels of training, and may be involved in Psychology Training Program, Training Committee, and supervising trainees.
* Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees on a wide variety of patient care issues, including assisting in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients.
* Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces.
* Represents psychology on decision-making committees at the Medical Center or Healthcare System, and at professional/program community group/events and committees.
* Participates in leadership roles on local, state, and national professional organizations as necessary.
* Participates in Psychology Training Program, Training Committee, and supervising trainees of various disciplines and level of training on an as needed basis.
*Work Schedule*: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.
m.
to 4:30 p.
m.
/8:00 a.
m.
to 4:30 p.
m.
work schedule, but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.
*Compressed/Flexible*:Compressed work schedule may be considered for highly qualified candidates.
*Telework*: Telework may be considered for highly qualified candidate *Virtual:* This is not a virtual position.
*Functional Statement #*: 000000 *Relocation/Recruitment Incentives*: This position has been approved for a $15,000 incentive.
*Permanent Change of Station (PCS): *Not Authorized *Financial Disclosure Report:* Not required *Physical Requirements: *The work is primarily sedentary with prolonged periods of sitting.
The work requires moderate lifting, carrying, pushing, standing; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; ability to read without strain; ability to hear the whispered voice with or without hearing aid; emotional & mental stability.
Help *Requirements* *Conditions of Employment* * You must be a U.
S.
Citizen to apply for this job.
* All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
* Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
* You may be required to serve a probationary period.
* Subject to background/security investigation.
* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
* Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
* Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
*Qualifications* Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
*Basic Requirements*: * *United States Citizenship*: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
* *Education*(1) Have a 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) at the time the program was completed.
The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
For the purpose of meeting this requirement, the term "specialty area" refers to the specific specialty areas recognized by the accrediting body and not to specific job duties that might require special skills.
Currently, APA accredits doctoral programs in the specialty areas of clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or combinations of two or more of those areas.
PCSAS accredits doctoral programs in psychological clinical science.
CPA accredits doctoral programs in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and school psychology.
There are no job assignments in VHA that require the skills of a school psychologist; therefore, an applicant with a degree in the specialty area of school psychology is not eligible for appointment.
Strictly for the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment as a psychologist in VHA, there is no distinction between the specialty areas (with the exception of school psychology).
*OR,* (2) Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully complete a re-specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re-specialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and, (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
*OR,* (3) Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
*AND,* *Internships:* (a) Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
*OR,* (b) New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement, provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern; *OR,* (c) VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement; *OR,* (d) Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
(NOTE: Once board certified, the employee is required to maintain board certification.
) *OR,* (e) Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program.
If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program.
* *Licensure.
* Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
*Exception.
* Non-licensed applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a "graduate psychologist" at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade under the authority of 38 U.
S.
C.
§ 7405 [(c)(2)(B)] for a period not to exceed two years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a psychologist who is licensed.
Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of the temporary appointment.
*Loss of Credential.
* A psychologist who fails to maintain the required licensure must be removed from the occupation, which may result in termination of employment.
At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation if qualified and if a placement opportunity exists.
* *English Language Proficiency.
* Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
*Grade Determinations*: *Staff Psychologist, GS-11 *(Entry Level) * *Experience*.
None beyond the basic requirements.
*Staff Psychologist, GS-12* (Developmental Level) * *Experience*.
At least one year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11).
Psychologists who are not licensed must practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist but with less intense supervision than at the GS-11 grade level.
* *Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
*In addition to the experience above, the candidate *must *demonstrate all of the following KSAs:Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations.
Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies.
Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures.
Ability to conduct research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties).
Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and research execution within the context of an established research team, including research participant relations, research documentation, data acquisition, maintenance, and collaboration.
*Staff Psychologist, GS-13 *(Full Performance, Level) * *Experience*.
At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 grade level.
* *Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
*In addition to the experience above, the candidate *must *demonstrate all of the following KSAs: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.
Knowledge of clinical research literature.
*References:* VA Handbook 5005, Part II appendix G18, Psychologist Qualification Standards, GS-180, Veterans Health Administration.
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.
*Note: *Only education or degrees recognized by the U.
S.
Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
You can verify your education here: https://ope.
ed.
gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://www.
ed.
gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.
html.
Education *IMPORTANT: *A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $84,826.
00 - $157,168.
00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee assistance program * Flexible schedule * Flexible spending account * Health insurance * Health savings account * Life insurance * Paid time off * Parental leave * Relocation assistance * Retirement plan * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Medical specialties: * Addiction Medicine * Psychiatry Schedule: * Monday to Friday * Weekends as needed Work setting: * Clinic * Inpatient * In-person Work Location: In person