USA remote
Staff Psychologist (Centralized Eligibility & Appeals Team)
About this role
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j.
Education: Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed. The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. OR, Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and successfully completed a re-specialization program meeting both of the following conditions: a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral program; and b) The specialty in which you were retrained is consistent with the assignment for which you are applying.
OR, Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. Internship: Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed; OR, New VHA psychology internship programs in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable if sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time the individual was an intern; OR, VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are acceptable; OR, Applicants who completed an internship not accredited by APA or CPA may be eligible only if currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty consistent with the assignment.