Staff Psychologist (PTSD Care Team)

The Staff Psychologist position with the PTSD Care Team (PCT) is located at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC and is aligned with the Mental Health and Behavioral Science Service Line. Psychologists diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological assessments, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders. Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: * Provides a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex patients in the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Care Team (PCT). * Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others. * Provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy appropriate to patient needs and desires, (e.g., Motivational Interviewing (Ml), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Behavioral therapy for Insomnia (CBT-1), etc.) as indicated. * Provides consultation to professional staff within Salisbury VAMC and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients including objective and measurable goals. * Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders. * Functions independently as a member of the Salisbury VA Medical Center Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for own clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation. * Assists the PCT coordinator in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs addressing the needs of Veterans with PTSD. * Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the PCT established by the Chief of Mental Health Service. * Assists the PCT coordinator in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical program. * Facilitates liaisons with other medical center programs to effectively coordinate services to Veteran with PTSD. * Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients. * Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes). * Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the PCT coordinator, Chief of Mental Health Service, Chief of Staff (or designee) and Medical Center Director. * Attends regular Psychology Section staff meetings, Mental Health Service staff meetings, Medical Staff meetings, and complies with Psychology Section peer review procedures. * Provides teaching on selected mental health topics for Mental Health Grand Rounds, staff meetings, or community organizations. * Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including, evidenced based psychotherapies. * Assures that appropriate referrals to specialty programs, including community resources, are accomplished. This may include ordering the following consults: residential and outpatient mental health programs, (i.e., Substance Abuse Services, RRTP, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Military Sexual Trauma, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, and Whole Health). * Fully accountable for practice, including entering patient visits, measuring outcomes to interventions, and meeting productivity standards. * Other duties as assigned. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Recruitment/Relocation incentive of $10,000 for a two year commitment may be authorized for highly qualified applicants. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. 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) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. 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) Telework: Yes, two days a week and Ad-hoc at discretion of the facility Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Created: 2026-04-19