From: Burke, Randy (VHAJAC) [mailto:Randy.Burke@va.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:53 AM
To: Aldwin, Carolyn
Subject: Recruiting for Psychologists
Dear Dr. Aldwin
I hope you had a good Memorial Day Weekend.
My name is Dr. Randy Burke and I am the Chief Psychologist at the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC in Jackson, MS. We are currently recruiting for 8 psychologists to fill vacancies on our Community Living Center, Women's Primary Care Program, Telemedicine, Mental Health Outpatient Clinic and Empirically Based Psychotherapy Section. Brief descriptions of these positions are provided below and full details are available on the USA jobs website www.usajobs.gov.
As President of the APA division on Adult Development and Aging, I wanted to ask if you would consider forwarding this information to your members.
Sincerely
Randy S. Burke, Ph.D.
Chief, Psychology Service
The G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC is currently recruiting for 8 psychologists.
Community Living Center (one vacancy): The primary aim of this position is to facilitate culture transformation efforts and to promote the delivery of psychosocial interventions for residents experiencing difficulties with behavioral, cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and other mental health issues. The Staff Psychologist will also provide psychological assessment and treatment services, emphasizing evidence-based and best practice approaches, and including end-of-life issues. The Staff Psychologist will function as a full member of the CLC treatment team and in a consultative role for the Palliative Care Program.
Evidenced Based Practice Section– two vacancies: The incumbents will work across Mental Health and Primary Care teams to deliver EBPs to Veterans that are likely to benefit from the time-limited-symptom focused nature of these interventions. Duties will include, but are not limited to, screening high risk patients, expert evaluations for diagnosis and treatment planning, and providing a full range of time-limited, evidenced based psychological interventions, using individual and group psychotherapy and family modalities. The psychologist will work as a member of the EBP team and will have a major responsibility for evidence-based assessment and treatment in this program.
Mental Health Outpatient Clinic - two vacancies: The incumbents will provide expert clinical services to Veterans served by the VA Medical Center’s interdisciplinary Mental Health Outpatient Clinic (MH-OPC). Many of the Veterans served by this clinic have serious mental illness and require long-term care and follow-up, but are likely to experience benefits from time-limited, symptom focused and empirically based interventions.. Duties will include, but are not limited to, screening high risk patients, expert evaluations for diagnosis and treatment planning, and providing a full range of psychological interventions, emphasizing Evidenced Based Psychotherapies (EBPs) and utilizing individual, group and family modalities. The psychologist will work as a member of the MH-OPC interdisciplinary team and will have a major responsibility for evidence-based assessment and treatment in this program. The psychologist may be assigned the role of case manager for select cases and coordinate interdisciplinary treatment planning for Veterans on their panel.
Primary Care Mental Health – one vacancy: The incumbent will provide psychological services for Veterans in primary care clinics. This position is part of a Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) initiative to implement evidence-based care models that expand the capability of primary care providers to diagnose and treat common mental health disorders (specifically depression, anxiety, and alcohol use concerns) and facilitate the referral of more complicated conditions to mental health specialty settings. Duties will include, but are not limited to, working closely with primary care providers, with all or most services provided in the primary care setting. Some services will be provided via telephone and /or by telemedicine. This psychologist may also have opportunities to provide tobacco cessation, pain management, and /or weight management treatment services to primary care Veterans.
Telemedicine Clinic – one vacancy: The incumbent will work as a member of the telemedicine interdisciplinary team and provide expert, evidenced based, clinical services to Veterans with problems related to anxiety, adjustment, mood, substance use, and other psychiatric conditions. Clinical duties include but are not limited to screening high risk patients, expert evaluations for diagnosis and treatment planning, and providing a full range of psychological interventions, including motivational enhancement and evidenced based psychotherapies (EBPs).
Women’s Health Primary Care – one vacancy: The incumbent will provide psychological services for female Veterans in the Women's Veterans Primary Care Clinic. The psychologist will work closely with primary care providers, the Women Veterans Coordinator and the Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator, with all or most services provided in the Women Veterans Primary Care Clinic setting. Some services will be provided via telephone and some services may be provided by telemedicine. This position is part of a VA Central Office initiative to implement evidence-based care models that are aimed at meeting the mental health needs of women Veterans in an integrated care setting.
All Treatment services are empirically based and psychologists are members of interdisciplinary treatment teams.
Psychology Service is well respected within our medical center and psychologists are provided with numerous opportunities for continuing education, program development, research, and professional growth. Our VAMC is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center and offers psychology training at the pre and postdoctoral levels.
