Staff Psychologist

Job Description

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Santa Rosa, CA as a Staff Psychologist!

The psychologist's primary assignment will be at the Santa Rosa Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mental Health Clinic which serves veterans with mental health problems, emphasizing combat and sexual assault-related posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, anger management, late life depression, chronic mental illness, psychiatric illness co-occurring with medical illnesses, traumatic brain injury, and mental health problems associated with homelessness. The incumbent will be involved in assessment and treatment of a complete range of these mental health disorders and will supervise psychology trainees.

The Staff Psychologist at this level may diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological or neuropsychological assessments, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders. Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group psychotherapies and other interventions such as behavioral health and community interventions. The incumbent may consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues. The Staff Psychologist may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities. The incumbent understands and applies professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations; provides professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health; and maintains knowledge of clinical research literature. The incumbent does not administratively supervise staff or write performance appraisals. The incumbent may provide supervision of trainees.

Benefits and Features

• Expected Salary range from $111,641 to $206,857 (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience).

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):
• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
• 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). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
• 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).

We encourage you to consider VA employment in Santa Rosa, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.

The Santa Rosa VA Outpatient Clinic offers a wide range of preventive and primary care. The Clinic is committed to serving Veterans in the Sonoma County community. The clinic is open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Primary Care Medical Services:

• Comprehensive general medical care for men and women Veterans
• Assigned primary care physician
• Preventive care/vaccinations
• On-site lab and radiology available
• On-site blood draws
• Medical Advice Nurse available during non-clinic hours (800) 733-0502
• Travel arrangements for eligible Veterans
• Social work services
• Pharmacy services
• VA enrollment assistance
• Home Based Primary Care (by referral)

NOTE: No emergency care on-site. Call 911 for a medical emergency. The Veterans Crisis Line is also available 24/7: Call (800) 273-8255.

Specialty Services:

• Audiology
• Dermatology
• Nutrition
• Dental
• Optometry
• Podiatry
• Physical Therapy
• Prosthetics
• Mental Health  Services
• Military Sexual Trauma
• Integrated Care
• Tele-mental health services
• PTSD/Anxiety disorders
• Substance abuse
• Pain management/Anger management
• Mind-body medicine
• Women's Health Care
• Group treatments available:  anger management; health and wellness; mood management; OEF/OIF; substance abuse treatment; stress reduction, World War II/Korea; Stress; PTSD.

Transportation:

Free round-trip shuttle service is provided Monday - Friday from Santa Rosa VA Clinic to the San Francisco VA Medical Center. 

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service