Psychology Technician (Womens Mental Health)
Summary This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network VISN 6, Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (HVAMC), under the Community Based Clinics Service Line.
The purpose of this position is to provide clinical support to Veterans in the assigned unit.
The Psychology Technician serves as the first line of care in the assigned clinic providing clinical triage for providers in the BHIP/Outpatient Clinics.
Responsibilities Major Duties:
Serves as the first line of care in the assigned clinic.
The focus of this position is engaging Women Veterans.
The incumbent is available to respond to requests from external clinics by collecting information and providing assessments and triage.
Discusses best disposition options with multidisciplinary team members and coordinates implementation of treatment recommendation.
Completes psychiatric and physical diagnostic questionnaires.
Maintains clinical records and documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance and compliance with Good Clinical Practice.
Maintains responsibility for the implementation of the Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL), working under the guidance of the supervisor or the Team Lead or designee.
This will include monitoring patients in BHIP or Outpatient clinics, running relevant reports, and maintaining data.
Develops a working knowledge of various treatment modalities delivered by the clinical staff.
Oversees daily activities of the assigned clinic and facilitates the flow of care.
Conducts follow-up interviews and ongoing monitoring of patients' symptomatology utilized structured assessment instruments.
This includes gathering information regarding treatment adherence and recognition of emergent needs.
Performs psychological, neuropsychological, or psychophysiological tests on Veterans referred for examinations.
This includes both administration of instruments as well as scoring of said instruments.
Provides timely summaries of relevant data collected within the assessment.
Demonstrates and uses knowledge of medical terminology and diagnostic categories in the completion of psychological assessments.
Reviews assessments completed by others and obtains missing information from providers, Veterans, and medical records.
Assists in the training of pre-doctoral psychology interns and other trainees in test administration and scoring.
Independently triages patients, identifying immediate needs.
Assesses for the safety of patients with timely and appropriate hand-off to licensed independent providers, including providing an entry level suicide risk assessment.
Conducts patient interviews to assist in triaging Veterans to appropriate licensed clinical providers on the assigned team.
Work Schedule:
Monday- Friday 8:
00am - 4:
30pm Telework:
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.
This position may be authorized for telework.
Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#:
Psychology Technician (Womens Mental Health)/PD02926A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.
S.
Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Additional Information below for details.
Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/17/2024.
Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.
The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.
In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
completes standardized questionnaires and assessments on Veterans, performs patient interviewing, implements the Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL), provides first level risk assessments, and several other services to assist the Licensed Independent Practitioners (LIPs) within the assigned clinic.
Must be able to deal effectively with a variety of people, be tactful, and must have demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment.
design, and neurosciences.
OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.
Possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.
B.
or J.
D.
, if related.
Graduate Education:
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.
If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement.
Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
AND In accordance with 38 U.
S.
C.
7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Interpersonal Skills Psychology Self Management Technical Competence Technology Application Writing 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.
Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.
Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.
Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements:
Applicants must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or others.
Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing, or speech may be required.
However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant for appointment.
The loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.
Reasonable accommodation may also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position.
Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to:
the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.
opm.
gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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.
Additional Information 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.
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
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.
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.
3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities i.
e.
, intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities , and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy.
To be well-qualified:
applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job.
Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http:
//www.
opm.
gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.
01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.
e.
, medical, religious or pregnancy).
VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations.
If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date.
The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Recommended Skills Psychotherapy Behavioral Health Psychosocial Mental Health Medication Therapy Management Mental Diseases Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The purpose of this position is to provide clinical support to Veterans in the assigned unit.
The Psychology Technician serves as the first line of care in the assigned clinic providing clinical triage for providers in the BHIP/Outpatient Clinics.
Responsibilities Major Duties:
Serves as the first line of care in the assigned clinic.
The focus of this position is engaging Women Veterans.
The incumbent is available to respond to requests from external clinics by collecting information and providing assessments and triage.
Discusses best disposition options with multidisciplinary team members and coordinates implementation of treatment recommendation.
Completes psychiatric and physical diagnostic questionnaires.
Maintains clinical records and documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance and compliance with Good Clinical Practice.
Maintains responsibility for the implementation of the Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL), working under the guidance of the supervisor or the Team Lead or designee.
This will include monitoring patients in BHIP or Outpatient clinics, running relevant reports, and maintaining data.
Develops a working knowledge of various treatment modalities delivered by the clinical staff.
Oversees daily activities of the assigned clinic and facilitates the flow of care.
Conducts follow-up interviews and ongoing monitoring of patients' symptomatology utilized structured assessment instruments.
This includes gathering information regarding treatment adherence and recognition of emergent needs.
Performs psychological, neuropsychological, or psychophysiological tests on Veterans referred for examinations.
This includes both administration of instruments as well as scoring of said instruments.
Provides timely summaries of relevant data collected within the assessment.
Demonstrates and uses knowledge of medical terminology and diagnostic categories in the completion of psychological assessments.
Reviews assessments completed by others and obtains missing information from providers, Veterans, and medical records.
Assists in the training of pre-doctoral psychology interns and other trainees in test administration and scoring.
Independently triages patients, identifying immediate needs.
Assesses for the safety of patients with timely and appropriate hand-off to licensed independent providers, including providing an entry level suicide risk assessment.
Conducts patient interviews to assist in triaging Veterans to appropriate licensed clinical providers on the assigned team.
Work Schedule:
Monday- Friday 8:
00am - 4:
30pm Telework:
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.
This position may be authorized for telework.
Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#:
Psychology Technician (Womens Mental Health)/PD02926A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.
S.
Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Additional Information below for details.
Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/17/2024.
Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.
The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.
In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
completes standardized questionnaires and assessments on Veterans, performs patient interviewing, implements the Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL), provides first level risk assessments, and several other services to assist the Licensed Independent Practitioners (LIPs) within the assigned clinic.
Must be able to deal effectively with a variety of people, be tactful, and must have demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment.
design, and neurosciences.
OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.
Possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.
B.
or J.
D.
, if related.
Graduate Education:
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.
If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement.
Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
AND In accordance with 38 U.
S.
C.
7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Interpersonal Skills Psychology Self Management Technical Competence Technology Application Writing 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.
Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.
Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.
Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements:
Applicants must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or others.
Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing, or speech may be required.
However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant for appointment.
The loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid.
Reasonable accommodation may also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position.
Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to:
the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.
opm.
gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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.
Additional Information 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.
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
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.
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.
3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities i.
e.
, intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities , and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy.
To be well-qualified:
applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job.
Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http:
//www.
opm.
gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.
01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.
e.
, medical, religious or pregnancy).
VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations.
If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date.
The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Recommended Skills Psychotherapy Behavioral Health Psychosocial Mental Health Medication Therapy Management Mental Diseases Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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