This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirement in accordance with VHA Policy 1021 and submit your application within four months of appointment. The final award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) is determined by the Education Loan Repayment Services office. To start this process please contact the CCOE via email: V19RMNHRCompensation@va.gov 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: You must 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. OR, have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully completed a 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 you were retrained is consistent with the assignment you are am applying for; OR, have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. Internship Requirement - You must 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 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, VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are considered to be 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). NOTE: 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: Candidates must 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. Grade Determinations: GS-11 (Entry level) Experience: None beyond the basic requirements GS-12 Staff Psychologist (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. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations. 2. Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies. 3. Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures. 4. Ability to conduct research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties). 5. 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 Staff Psychologist, (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. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. 2. Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health. 3. Knowledge of clinical research literature. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/103 PART II APPENDIX G18 PSYCHOLOGIST QUALIFICATION STANDARD GS-0180 Veterans Health Administration Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. ["Provides a full range of diagnostic and assessment services appropriate to the interdisciplinary addictions treatment setting; Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions, including: individual, group, and marital and family therapy, psychoeducation, and care coordination, with special emphasis on evidenced-based interventions found to be effective in treatment of addictions and co-occurring mental health disorders; Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients; Facilitates patient and family education appropriate to the setting and the specific presenting issues; Provides consultation services to support team decision-making, building on team interventions and improving team-patient working relationships; Provides psychological consultation to non-psychologist team members and other health care system staff on a wide variety of patient care issues. Provides clinical supervision to Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows, interns and practicum students training in the SARRTP. Is involved in the training of medical students, psychiatric residents, and nursing students who train in the SARRTP. Participates in the monitoring of performance measures that pertain to Mental Health Service and SARRTP. Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by Mental Health Service and the VASLCHCS. Participates in program-wide outcome evaluation studies. This psychologist reports administratively to the supervisor, SARRTP Psychologist Program Manager. S/he will report to the Chief Psychologist for discipline-specific areas of practice. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, From 07:30am-16:00pm\nCompressed/Flexible: Compressed schedule dependent upon needs of program and agency.\nTelework: Not Authorized\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nPosition Title/Functional Statement #: Staff Psychologist /51558-O-13, 51557-O-12, 51556-O-11\nEducation Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Approved\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]