USAJOBS · 3 months ago
Clinical Psychologist - Women's Health
New York, New York, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$87K/yr - $161K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Clinical Psychologist specialized in Women's Health for the Veterans Health Administration. The role involves providing psychological services to women veterans in various clinical settings and developing treatment plans tailored to their specific needs.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provides a full range of psychological assessments and diagnoses of mental disorders for women Veterans requesting specific services, including same-day assessments in Women's Clinic
Provides disposition regarding treatment modalities that are best suitable for patients. These may include PCMHI (Primary Care Mental Health Integration), short-term psychotherapy, long-term psychotherapy and/or group therapy
Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatment for trauma (PTSD, MST, relational trauma), and other diagnoses. Offers individual, couples, and group treatments depending on Veteran preferences and needs
Provides drop-in, readiness, support and/or psychoeducational groups to assure access and to engage women Veterans in care
Is familiar with (and ideally certified in provision of) Evidence Based Psychotherapies (EBP) used in the treatment of conditions for women Veterans and is familiar with clinical research literature
Provides clinical services and develops programming and clinical offerings relevant to specific developmental and diversity needs of the women veteran population. These may include age-related needs (e.g. menstrual cycles, prenatal, postnatal, infertility, menopause, etc.), sexual-orientation clinical needs (e.g., LBGTQI specific programming), and health based needs (i.e. Mind-Body approaches, holistic health, MOVE for women, nutrition for women, mindfulness for women)
Provides consultation to professional staff within the Women Veterans' Health Program, Primary Care, Emergency Department, Mental Health Service, and community providers concerning clinical assessment and care of women Veterans. Incumbent provides consultation on empirically validated treatments as requested
Consults with psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, internists, and other physicians, mental health pharmacists, as well as psychology staff and trainees
Facilitates outreach, screening, programming, and clinical services to women veterans throughout NY Harbor Healthcare System via outreach to different campuses, CBOC's, Vet Centers and women Veterans and family members as needed
Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for assigned women Veterans, including prompt completion of clinical reminders
Ability to provide clinical supervision in areas related to women veterans' behavioral health
Clinical supervision of assessments, consults, and ongoing psychotherapy cases (individual short- and long term-psychotherapy), administrative supervision and coordination of services provided by psychology trainees
Supervision of psychology trainees in identifying and intervening with psychiatric and behavioral disorders using evidence-based treatments
Clinical supervision and didactic training of psychology trainees on women's issues, LGBTIQ issues, diversity (i.e. sexual orientation, race, military culture, ethnicity) and specific therapies. Training and education for other services' staff on these issues
Supervision of the coordination of services for those female veterans treated by psychology trainees. Coordination of services may include but is not limited to Mental Health, PCMHI, and specialty clinics. Incumbent will oversee that psychology trainees channel this coordination properly and efficiently
Supervises psychology trainees in their decision-making process regarding appropriate recommendations for the treatment of women veterans within the Women's Clinic. Psychology trainees may offer either PCMHI or Behavioral Health interventions, depending on which one is deemed more appropriate for the patient. Treatment disposition will be supervised by incumbent psychologist
Assists psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, mental health pharmacists, other providers, and physicians as needed, as well as psychology staff and trainees, to develop an adequate psychological understanding of women veterans
Qualification
Required
Be a citizen of the United States
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
Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed
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
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Must complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program, a student loan payment reimbursement program
Company
USAJOBS
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