Staff Psychologist - Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Services

Overview

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.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Staff Psychologist serves on the Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM) care team within the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Services (ICMHRS) program of the Mental Health Care Line (MHCL) at the Michael
  
  E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas.
• Duties of the Staff Psychologist may include - but are not limited to:
  Provides independent services to Veterans in their homes and other community-based locations.
• Functions as both case manager and therapist - providing services to Veterans experiencing serious mental illness and their families.
• Provides high-intensity care - crisis prevention and management - and flexibility in a community-oriented setting.
• Provides a comprehensive range of psycho-diagnostic services - including assessments and the application of the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques to ensure quality care.
• Engages in direct patient contact - which includes case management, psychological assessments, treatment planning, individual psychotherapy/assessment sessions, family/caregiver stress therapy sessions, and other evidence-based treatments for serious mental illness.
• Conducts evaluations for patients with a variety of psychological disorders.
• Supervises trainees in the provision of direct clinical care.
• Consults with medical center staff on a wide range of patient care issues.
• Utilizes psychotherapeutic techniques - assesses and treats patients - striving to help them collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to reduce, eliminate, or better manage mental illness.

• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (subject to change based on agency need).
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
  Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
  Not Authorized
• EDRP Authorized:
  Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

• Contact: demetrius.roberts - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay:
  Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• 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)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior work experience or military service experience
• 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
• Telework:
  Not Available
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 580-02110F, 580-02111F, 580-02112F
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized