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The incumbent serves as a Psychologist within the Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) The major duties are to provide professional services to the veteran population enrolled at the Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC).
This vacancy announcement will be open continuous until filled. The Open Continuous Announcement allows acceptance of applications until the final closing date. The first Cut-Off date for receipt/referral of applications to be considered will be 9/30/21.
08/28/2020 to 04/06/2021
$64,180 - $86,009 per year
GS 11
5 vacancies in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Temporary
Full-Time
Excepted
11
No
Yes
CAZS-10901766-20-LAS
580058600
This position is open to the public!!! This is a temporary position in support of COVID-19. Position Not to Exceed 09/30/2021 (Extension is Possible)
This Psychologist position is assigned under the Birmingham VA Medical Center-Mental Health Service. The positions are geographically located in Birmingham, Guntersville, Huntsville and Muscle Shoels, Alabama.
The major duties of this position are as follows but not limited to:
Performs or arranges for diagnostic and/or psychometric assessment, as needed.
Conducts an initial assessment of the patient's overall life situation and documents an initial diagnosis and individualized treatment plan, revising them, when necessary.
Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients and provides specialized individual and group-based empirically supported intervention methods for mental health-related conditions.
Provides and monitors services to patients with severe stress symptoms, requiring special expertise and continual assessment and clinical documentation of the psychosocial status, treatment status, and rehabilitation progress, including follow-up treatment, crisis intervention when necessary, and serving as a patient advocate, when appropriate.
Provides consultation regarding patient problems in areas of specialized knowledge, including anxiety disorders and the psychological and vocational factors affecting patient care and treatment.
Provides behavioral expertise, education, and clinical guidance to Mental Health staff in the management of patients.
Assesses and coordinates with providers within Primary Care Mental Health and Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) should other interventions such as psychiatric, medical or palliative care be required.
Responsible for accurate, timely and appropriate completion of clinical patient care documentation.
Searches literature relevant to combat related stress conditions and their treatment, reviews and translates research into practical interventions for improved patient treatment outcomes.
May function as a principal, co-principal, or collaborative investigator, proposing investigations, coordinating their conduct, recruiting subjects, reviewing data, and submitting findings in publishable form.
Participates in the policy making, goal setting, and treatment service planning processes of the Mental Health program.
Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the division and of the Medical Center.
Participates in and meets the requirements of the Psychology Service Professional Standards Board, as appropriate.
Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and skills by involvement in appropriate continuing education activities.
Serves on, or chairs councils, committees, or other work groups at the direction or approval of the Mental Health Leadership.
Teaches and/or supervises Psychology Interns and other trainees as appropriate.
Provides educational experiences including in-service education for psychology staff and trainees as well as other Medical Center staff as appropriate.
Designs and/or implements the evaluation of treatment efforts and programs.
Consults with or provides psychological services to treatment programs or services outside of primary duty assignment with the approval of the Mental Health leadership.
Performs other duties as assigned by Mental Health leadership.
The incumbent for this position may be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program. Please contact Regina Chance, Education Debt Reduction Coordinator, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Human Resources at (205) 933-8101, extension 4418 for additional information.
Work Schedule: This full-time position will require flexible hours to include possible evenings and weekends.
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: http://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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This is a random drug testing position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/30/2020 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10901766.
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