Psychologist (Neuropsychologist)

Job Description

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA as a Psychologist (Neuropsychologist)!

The incumbent will be ABPP-CN board-certified or board-eligible, with specialized training and expertise in clinical neuropsychological and psychological evaluation, consultation, and intervention procedures appropriate for an adult clinical practice. The incumbent will have experience providing these services working with adults of diverse backgrounds with known or suspected neuropsychological deficits, including those related to AD, PD, and other neurodegenerative conditions, TBI, epilepsy, FND/FCD, neurodevelopmental conditions (LD, ADHD), a range of medical and mental health disorders, including persons with multiple comorbid presenting conditions.

As a consulting clinical neuropsychologist primarily serving ambulatory care programs at a major medical center, with occasional inpatient work the neuropsychologist provides a full range of neuropsychological diagnostic and consultation services, including neuropsychological/psychological evaluation and consultation, patient/family education, with potential for involvement in brief cognitive rehabilitation, and/or other interventions. The incumbent consults with medical center staff in Neurology, Mental Health, and Medicine clinics, and may be asked to participate in multidisciplinary teams, including the Memory Clinic, the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, the Rehabilitation Medicine TBI clinic, the Clinical Center (PADRECC) DBS surgery care-conference team, and the Epilepsy Center of Excellence, and others. The neuropsychologist offers assessment and consultation services to characterize the pattern of neuropsychological functioning, establish baseline, and/or monitor for change, and interprets findings in a manner that serves to guide care and treatment planning and other clinical decisions, sensitive to a range of individual factors. The incumbent actively participates in program development, assists Program Manager in implementation of the program, and is involved in ongoing program evaluation.

As a clinical educator also involved in training residents in the APA-accredited Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency and Neuropsychology-track interns in our APA-accredited predoctoral internship program, the incumbent collaborates with other program faculty and assists the Training Director in ongoing implementation and program development. The incumbent serves on the Neuropsychology Residency and Psychology Training Committees and is active in recruitment and selection of trainees. The incumbent provides specialized didactics, skills training, and supervision aimed at preparing residents for independent practice and ABPP-CN board certification. The incumbent completes regularly scheduled formal evaluations of the residents and assists with reporting to the APA CoA and other responsibilities associated with management of the program. The incumbent also provides didactics and other training and clinical supervision to predoctoral practicum students rotating in Neuropsychology Section. Where applicable, the incumbent also offers limited case-based instruction to medical students, residents, house staff, interdisciplinary team and other professionals within and outside of medical center.

The incumbent actively participates in program development and/or program evaluation and may be involved in research and/or other scholarly activities related to advancing the science and practice of neuropsychology.

The incumbent assists with administrative activities associated with the operation of a clinical neuropsychology consultation program, and completes other tasks delegated by the Neuropsychology Program Manager and the Training Director for the Clinical Neuropsychology Residency.

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 San Francisco, 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.

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