JOBS: VA Colorado

Colleagues,

Please see job advertisement below for geropsychologist in Colorado.  Please contact Tim Blakney, National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant  (VISN 19), VHA Healthcare Recruitment & Marketing ( WMC) directly with any questions at Timothy.Blakney@va.gov.

 

My name is Tim Blakney and I am the National Healthcare Recruiter for the Veterans Healthcare Administration’s (VHA) positions in the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana as well as parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Idaho and North Dakota.  The Eastern Colorado Veterans Administration Health Care System (ECVAHCS) in Denver, Colorado is seeking a full-time Geropsychologist. This position will be shared between the following locations:   Half-time at the Pueblo Community Living Center and the other half is clinical work in support of all the Southern Colorado Outpatient Mental Health Clinics. 

The incumbent serves a a fully qualified staff Geropsychologist providing psychological services to the Eastern Colorado Health Care System.  

 A clinical geropsychologist is a professional psychologist trained in the science of brain-behavior relationships with emphasis on factors related to aging including both physiological, developmental and general psychosocial factors.   The clinical geropsychologist specializes in the application of assessment and intervention principles based on the scientific study of human behavior across the lifespan as it relates to normal and abnormal functioning of the central nervous system and aging.

 The geropsychologist utilizes a comprehensive range of clinical expertise and knowledge of therapeutic modalities and psychological assessment to provide the optimum assessment and therapeutic intervention for each person served.

 Tour of Duty:  Monday through Friday, 8:00 - 4:30.

Practice evidence-based medicine in a high-tech environment without the hassles of high malpractice premiums and associated overhead costs.

The VHA offers an attractive comprehensive compensation package that includes professional development and work life balance. With 10 Federal Holidays, 26 work days of annual leave and robust federal benefits.  

Your current unrestricted license in any state allows you to practice anywhere in the VHA 

Salary is determined by a Physician Compensation Panel based on Qualifications, Education and Experience.

If you would be interested in exploring a practice in the VHA, please feel free to email your CV and any questions you may have.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me.  It would be my pleasure to assist you.

Magnificent scenic beauty, a favorable climate, and dreams of gold have lured visitors to Colorado Springs and neighboring Pikes Peak Country for well over 100 years. Modern Colorado Springs is a growing city of about 400,000, with more than 600,000 in the metropolitan area. The majority of its residents are conservative, and the city is also home to some of the country's largest nondenominational churches and conservative groups.

To many visitors, the city retains the feel and mood of a small Western town. Most tourists come to see the Air Force Academy, marvel at the scenery at Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak, and explore the history of America's West. I'm pleased to report that Colorado Springs also has some of the best lodging and dining in the state.

http://www.denver.va.gov/

http://vacareers@va.gov

http://www.city-data.com/city/Colorado-Springs-Colorado.html

If this opportunity isn’t for you but you know of someone you feel might be a good match, please share this email with them, it just might end up helping us take care of our veterans. 

 

Very Respectfully,

 

  Tim Blakney

National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant  (VISN 19)

VHA Healthcare Recruitment & Marketing ( WMC)

Office:  1-303-639-7015

BB:  1-720-402-8332

Fax: 1-303-756-9243

Timothy.Blakney@VA.GOV

 

 

 

Erin E. Emery, Ph.D.

Director of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Psychology

Project and Clinical Director, BRIGHTEN Program

Rush University Medical Center

Assistant Professor, Rush University

Department of Behavioral Sciences

710 S. Paulina St., Suite 431

Chicago, IL  60612

(312) 942-6294

erin_emery@rush.edu

President, APA Division 12/II, Society of Clinical Geropsychology

 

 

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