This position is located in the Mental Health Service at the Iowa City Health Care System - Iowa City VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. The Psychology Technician is responsible for administering and scoring various panels of psychological, neuropsychological, psychophysiological, and behavioral tests ranging over several hundred different measures and possible combinations.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to: Performing psychological, neuropsychological, and psychophysiological tests on inpatients and outpatients referred for examination Administering, scoring, and interpreting results of various psychological tests Understanding a variety of testing procedures and works independently in the administration, scoring and recording with minimal supervision and high degree of accuracy and consistency Establishing a comfortable relationship with examinees to reduce discomfort and anxiety and to promote optimal performance during the assessment Developing and implementing practical strategies for the completion of testing measures Conducting data evaluation and analytic tasks utilizing a computer and appropriate software applications Scoring tests using standardized instructions by reading and interpreting diagnostic manuals, utilizing computer scoring programs, understanding and calculating math formulas and equations, and being familiar with psychometric/statistical terminology Documenting observations of patients' behavior, appearance, and attitude during testing for the referring psychologist and communicates findings orally with multidisciplinary clinicians Inputting patient data/demographic information and test data into electronic files Storing and retrieving information and requests patient data Documenting actions taken or outcomes accomplished in the patient's medical record in a timely manner and according with VA Medical Center and Mental Health Service Line policies Maintaining current and completing stocks of assessment materials, monitoring security of test storage, and recommending new equipment purchases and maintenance based upon value and reliability in operation Assisting patients with retrieval of information and release of information when appropriate and necessary Maintaining instructional materials and teaches students and others precise methods to obtain accurate data Monitoring suitability of patients and makes recommendations for projects/studies Ensuring all clinical test data is electronically entered into a quality improvement (QI) database that facilitates the production of standardized summary sheets used by all neuropsychologists Assisting staff in obtaining data/information from the QI database Participating in the design, planning and coordination of psychological assessment activities Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 08:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m. (Ad Hoc Telework available) Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirement: The following are basic requirements for appointment as a Psychology Technician in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must met. Basic Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an appropriate social or biological science, which included or was supplemented by 12 semester hours in psychology. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.) Minimum Requirement: In addition to meeting the basic requirements one of the following minimum requirement criteria must be met to be qualified for this position. Specialized Experience (GS-09): You must have two (2) year of technical work under the direction of a professional psychologist in a program of professional services, training or research. NOTE: Candidates for grades GS-9 must have had at least 6 months of experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade (i.e., GS-08) in the Federal service, or 1 year comparable to the second lower grade (i.e., GS-07) in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying technical work includes but not limited to: applying basic knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methodology of general psychology; administrating and scoring standardized procedures for psychological, psychophysiological, and neuropsychological assessments/tests; and coordinating space and equipment requests for various psychological, psychophysiological, and neuropsychological assessments/tests. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) OR, Education (GS-09): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have two (2) years of graduate study in psychology in an accredited college or university. NOTE: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.) AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Database AdministrationEducation and TrainingInterpersonal SkillsProject ManagementPsychology IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although the stress involved in continually working with persons in emotional and physical distress and who may be uncooperative, poorly motivated, obstreperous, or possibly assaultive, makes this position appreciably more demanding than most sedentary lines of employment. Manual dexterity, proficient handwriting speed, physical agility, some degree of physical exe1iion (i.e., moderate lifting of test supplies, records and equipment), walking/mobility, listening, writing, and sitting for prolonged periods of time are required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]