About Sheridan, Wyoming:

Sheridan is a vibrant and friendly community, located at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, in the great state of Wyoming. Here, we are able to offer a wide variety of amenities for the community while maintaining a small-town identity. This is the perfect place for an outdoor enthusiast, as well those seeking a break from the big city.  With 106 million acres of Bighorn National Forest encompassing 180,000 acres of wilderness, this is an ideal place to play, and work.

About the Psychologist Opportunity

• Identifies problems/needs from the assessment to be treated and develops the individual treatment plan.
• Assists Veterans and the treatment team in navigating problems in the residential milieu.
• Oversees all case management as assigned for the duration of the Veteran's admission through post-discharge follow up.
• Conducts therapeutic counseling in accordance with specific guidelines and handles crises, regularly with minimal supervision.
• Develops and conducts lectures and educational presentations for patients related to various specialty aspects of general mental health, substance use disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
• Educate the veteran, their families, and the team of all the options available to them and will collaborate with the veteran and family on the preferred option.
• Develop, organize, and implement a wide variety of outpatient aftercare treatment for patients and their collaterals.
• Transport veterans to assist them in assessing resources or taking care of essential business. In all cases the worker must know the patient and be comfortable in providing the needed transportation. Government vehicle will be used as well as all processes, trainings, and requirements related to Government vehicle use.
• Collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the Veteran's needs.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Enters all veteran/family contacts in the electronic record using appropriate/approved formats and templates.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with employees, volunteers, consumers and stakeholders within the VA and outside community agencies.
• Attend all appropriate staff meetings, team meetings, committee meetings, or group meetings and perform other duties as required.
• Collaborate in the performance improvement process and comply with performance measures as required by the appropriate program offices and local policies.
• Completes the continuing education hours needed for maintaining Professional Licensure.
• Demonstrates professional behavior that conforms to VA regulations and policy, State and Federal laws, and ethical codes of appropriate professional accrediting organizations.
• Participate in activities that obtain feedback from clients and work to enhance services as needed.

Enriching Elements

• Provide clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of training, including trainees seeking licensure.
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staffs of units to which assigned.
• Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate
• Offers consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in specialty areas, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective clinical practice skills.
• Demonstrates ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• 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.

About Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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