The San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center has an immediate opening for a full time clinical or counseling psychologist located at the brand new Clear Lake Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) 110 miles north of SF. The incumbent may be asked to serve in the role of Director of Mental Health Services for the team. Otherwise, s/he serves as a line professional. As the Director, the incumbent coordinates and directs all administrative aspects of service delivery and the behavioral aspects of treatment. These include patient screening and evaluation, referrals, follow-up care, treatment plans, aftercare plans, program efficiency and evaluation, and quality assurance measures. The incumbent interfaces with segments of the CBOC in order to fully develop and implement a referral system and to report relevant statistical information about service delivery. He/she will be responsible for the coordination of multidisciplinary PTSD evaluation and treatments at CBOC. He/she is responsible for program evaluation activities, including process and outcome and outcome evaluation research. In addition, the incumbent is responsible for the development and delivery of a full range of psychological services for general psychiatric disorders presenting in the CBOC. Duties include psychological assessment, individual, group, marital, and family psychotherapy, development of individual treatment plans, setting of treatment goals, and utilization of specialized approaches with groups. Incumbent should have experience in the assessment and treatment of minority veterans with attention to cross cultural issues. The incumbent may also be asked to teach or supervise trainees receiving education in mental health services. Salary is dependent upon candidate's prior experience and qualifications. U.S. citizenship required. The selected applicant may be subject to random pre-employment drug screening. Applications should be completed through USAJobs. Deadline is August 23, 2010. For further information, please contact Eileen Fox, LCSW at Eileen.Fox2@xxxxxx or (415) 221-4810 x4576. The DVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.