Psychologist (Trauma Services Program) Job Listing at Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC (Job ID 3343175-2024-04-09)

Description

The Trauma Services Program at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking a psychologist to join a vibrant PTSD Clinical Team. The Vision of the Trauma Services Program is "to provide the most comprehensive, effective, and culturally competent assessment and treatment of PTSD for our veterans." The Washington DC VA Medical Center, located within sight of the Nation's Capital, is the only health care system that specifically provides care to Veterans. Offering tertiary care in a Complexity Level IB hospital, allows our staff to provide comprehensive primary and specialty care in medicine, surgery, psychology and psychiatry.

• Providing evidence-based individual therapy for PTSD, based on provider experience and training, to include Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Written Exposure Therapy (WET), CBT for PTSD, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and/or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
• Providing evidence-informed individual and group therapies, based on provider experience and interest, to include Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Present-Centered Therapy, Race Based Stress and Trauma therapy (RBST), Mindfulness, CBT for Depression, CBT for Insomnia, CBT for Nightmares etc.
• Conducting structured psycho-diagnostic assessments and treatment planning sessions.
• Writing clear, concise notes. Completing encounter billing procedures efficiently.
• Utilizing tools such as Collaborative Decision Making and Measurement Based Care.
• Working collaboratively with other team members in Trauma Services Program to ensure high quality, effective, Veteran-centered services at the Veteran and programmatic levels.
• Participating in clinical consultation, administrative staff, and supervisors meetings.
• Supervising psychology interns, externs, and postdoctoral fellows.
• Providing consultation to providers and teams outside the Trauma Services Program.
• Engaging in Gold Standard VA Training and Consultation programs to gain expertise in evidence-based psychotherapies

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee's salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee's salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service

Compensation Information:
Starting At $110000.0 / Annually