Physician - Behavioral Health
Reno, NV
| Specialty | Behavioral Health |
|---|---|
| Profession | Physician |
Job Description
Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Reno, NV as a Staff Psychologist (PCMHI)!
Major duties include but not limited to:
- Responsible for providing screening for depression, excessive substance use, PTSD, cognitive limitations and other psychological disorders for patients in the primary care setting.
- Provide brief evidence based interventions for a variety of emotional and psychiatric problems including depression, anxiety, problem drinking and other addictive disorders; motivational interviewing to encourage patient's use of additional mental health services when needed; and psychoeducational interventions as needed.
- Responsible for monitoring patients, providing education and support, influencing adherence to guidelines by providing "on-time, on-target" information to primary care physicians, and collaboratively making appropriate care decisions.
- Will provide telehealth services based on service need and/or veteran preference.
- Diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or brief neuropsychological assessments, provide brief treatment for mental disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive rehabilitation-oriented interventions for the treatment of medical disorders and disabilities. The modalities include but are not limited to individual, group, and family psychotherapies and other interventions such as biofeedback, hypnosis, and environmental interventions.
- Consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
- Involved in the training of psychology practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows and trainees in other disciplines such as medicine, nursing, social work, rehabilitation and others.
- Administratively and clinically reports to the Supervisor, PCMHI as the first line supervisor. The psychologist exercises independent judgment in the practice and provision of psychological services (clinical care, consultation, and education).
- Consults with peers; the PCMHI Supervisor; and the ACOS, Mental Health Service, as needed. The ACOS, Mental Health Service and Lead Psychologist act as the approving official for the psychologist, to ensure adherence to professional standards of the practice of psychology as well as fulfillment of responsibilities for training psychology interns.
Benefits and Features
- Expected Salary range from $91,227 to $185,580 (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience).
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
- Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, 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.
- 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 (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
We encourage you to consider VA employment in Reno, NV. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.
