Staff Psychologist - BHIP

Overview This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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Responsibilities

The selected Staff Psychologist will be expected to provide assigned psychological services within the MH&BSS for mental health patients at community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) sites including Clermont, Deltona, Kissimmee and Tavares.

The Specialty Mental Health Clinic (MHC) BHIP Teams is a multidisciplinary outpatient program within the MH&BSS that provides state-of-the-art mental health services for Veterans based on the psychiatric rehabilitation recovery model.

These services include:

a wide range of diagnostic and rehabilitative services for Veterans with mental illnesses,

collaboration and advocacy for Veterans with mental illness and their family members,

education and training of staff, in conjunction with other VA professionals, to promote the transition from maintenance models of treatment to the contemporary recovery model,

championing Evidence Based Therapies and measurement-based approach to care.

Some of the duties include, but are not limited to;

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