Psychologist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Traditional federal pension

Federal 401(k) contributions

Childcare subsidy eligibility

Parental leave

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Résumé du poste

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Psychologist at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in New York. The role demands a doctoral degree in psychology and proficiency in English. Responsibilities include patient assessments, providing individual and group counseling, and consulting with medical staff. The position offers a traditional pension, 401(k), and potential parental leave of up to 12 weeks after 12 months of employment. Current licensure in psychology is necessary, and the work schedule is full-time Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Must have a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited program.
• Licensure to practice psychology at the doctoral level required.
• Must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Responsabilités

• Provide quality care through assessment and psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Conduct evaluations and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Consult with medical center staff on patient care issues.

Connaissances

Psychotherapeutic techniques

Patient assessment

Group counseling

Individual counseling

Formation

Doctoral degree in psychology

Description du poste

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 determines the award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) based on the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office review.

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.
• Basic Qualifications: The basic requirements for employment as a VHA psychologist are prescribed by Public Law 96‑151 codified in 38 U.S.C.
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• To qualify for appointment, all applicants for the position of psychologist in VHA must meet the following:
  • Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States.
  • Education: Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program 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.
• Transcripts are required to verify education. Whether you 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), the re‑specialization program must be completed in an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program.
• And the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
• Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
• Internship: 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, new VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable if they 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, VHA facilities that offered full‑time, one‑year pre‑doctoral internships prior to PL 96‑151 (pre‑1979) are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement.
• Or, 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, 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.
• NOTE: Psychologists who meet the requirements of this revision and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the requirements of this qualification standard.
• Licensure: Holds 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.
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
• 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.
• Grade Requirements:
  • Post‑doctoral Experience: Experience is creditable only if it is post‑doctoral experience as a professional psychologist directly related to the duties to be performed.
  • Qualifying experience must also be at a level comparable to or exceeding professional psychology experience at the next lower level.
  • Part‑time Experience: Part‑time experience is creditable according to its relationship to a full‑time workweek.
  • For example, a psychologist employed 20 hours per week or on a half‑time basis would receive one full‑time workweek of credit for each two weeks of service.
  • Post‑doctoral Fellowships: Post‑doctoral fellowships or residencies are training programs in an advanced area of clinical practice.
  • Training as a fellow or resident is creditable experience on a year‑for‑year basis.
  • GS‑11 (Entry Level): Experience: None beyond the basic requirements.
  • 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; 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.
  • 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 level.
  • Demonstrated Knowledge‑Skills and Abilities: 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.
  • 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).
  • Reference: For more information on this qualification standard – see https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
  • 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.
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Duties

• The Psychologist is located in the Mental Health Patient Care Center at the James J Peters (Bronx) VA Medical Center.
• The staff psychologist duties include assessment and the use of the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques to provide quality care.
• Performing evaluations.
• Providing a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual and group counseling.
• Consulting with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
• May be involved in program evaluation and/or research activities and/or the psychology training program.
• Work schedule: Full‑time – Monday‑Friday, 8:00 am‑4:30 pm; EDRP is authorized; former EDRP participants are ineligible for incentive.
• 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 (five‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions by VA Insurance; federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long‑term care insurance (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• This position is not a virtual position.