Staff Psychologist - Primary Care-Mental Health Integration
Veterans Health Administration
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DD Psychologist Consultant I (Temp. up to 40hrs, $75.76/hr) Columbia, Greenville & Charleston Office
State of South Carolina
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Location
South Carolina, 29210
Salary
$77,400 - $139,300
per year
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This temporary consulting role involves reviewing medical records to assess the severity of mental health issues for Social Security disability claims, helping decide if people qualify for benefits.
You'll also consult with staff, contact doctors for more information, and train teams on psychological topics related to these claims.
It's a good fit for licensed psychologists with experience in mental health evaluations who want flexible, part-time work in state government.
Key Requirements
- Doctoral degree in psychology
- Professional license to practice psychology issued by the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology
- Ability to review and evaluate medical evidence for mental impairments
- Experience making severity ratings and residual functional capacity determinations per SSA guidelines
- Skills in providing case consultation and training to disability examiners
- Comfortable contacting treating sources by telephone to obtain evidence
- Successful completion of federal background investigation and SSA suitability determination
Full Job Description
Join South Carolina state government where you can have a meaningful career, incomparable benefits, and a positive work-life balance!You will make medical severity ratings for the purpose of adjudicating Social Security Administration (SSA) disability claims under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
You will review and evaluates medical evidence of records pertaining to mental impairments and makes a determination of severity impairment and residual functional capacity following SSA guidelines and policies.You will provide case consultation on mental impairment severity to disability examiners.
You will contact claimant treating sources by telephone to obtain medical evidence.You will provide training and assistance to the Disability Determination Services staff on psychological issues relevant to the adjudication of mental disability claims.
Requirements Doctoral degree in psychology and professional license to practice psychology as issued by the SC Board of Examiners in Psychology.
Individuals selected for positions with the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department's Disability Determination Service (DDS) will go through a complete federal background investigation.
A suitability determination by the Social Security Administration is necessary to determine whether an employee can be issued credentials in order to have access to Social Security disability data, records, and systems.
Additional Information The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
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