Staff Psychologist (Trauma Recovery Program)

Experteer Overview As a Psychologist within the VA St. Louis Healthcare System, you deliver a full spectrum of psychological care for patients, focusing on PTSD and trauma-related needs. You work as part of a multidisciplinary team, upholding evidence-based practices and measurement-based care to monitor progress. You educate patients and families, develop treatment plans, and maintain independent clinical responsibility. The role emphasizes program evaluation, collaboration with health programs, and training psychology interns. This is a mission-driven opportunity to impact trauma care at scale. Compensation / Benefits • Conduct psychological assessments and diagnose mental disorders, with emphasis on PTSD • Provide education to patients, families, caregivers, and significant others • Deliver evidence-based psychotherapies (individual, family, group) and monitor outcomes using measurement-based care • Develop, implement, and document treatment plans; assume full clinical responsibility for assessments and care decisions • Adhere to program initiatives, departmental policies, and best practices in psychological care; perform related duties as assigned • Assist the TRP Manager with program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement to assess effectiveness • Foster collaboration with other health care programs to coordinate services • Provide instruction and clinical supervision to psychology interns and postdoctoral residents in the TRP Tasks • Key requirements • EDRP eligibility • telework eligible • Recruitment incentive available