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Psychology Technician (Psychometrics)

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration

Summary

The Psychology Technician (Psychometrics) is a non-supervisory entity in the Mental Health Service Line serving Veterans of the Sheridan VA Health Care System (SVAHCS). The primary duty is to conduct psychological testing using specific psychological tests and provide assessment administration with additional duties that include but are not limited to suicide screening, making behavioral observations, and conducting symptom screening using measurement-based care tools.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
12/22/2025 to 12/29/2025
Salary
$49,960 to - $79,443 per year

GS-7 $49,960-$64,952; GS-8 $55,328-$71,932; GS-9 $61,111-$79,443

Pay scale & grade
GS 7 - 9
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Sheridan, WY
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
9
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
CBSU-12856787-26-DM
Control number
853189900

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Clarification from the agency

This position is open to Sheridan Wyoming VA Medical Center Permanent employees. This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). Open to Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligible applicants.

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Duties

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Major Duties include but are not limited to:

  • The incumbent functions relatively autonomously in administering, scoring, and providing an initial evaluation of a variety of psychological and neuropsychological test data gathered from patients with a variety of highly complex psychological problems and conditions which can affect the ability of patients to function competently at home and/or in other situations, under the direct supervision of a psychologist.
  • Provides to the assessing Psychologist, preliminary interpretation through written reports of test data, validity interpretations, behavioral observations, and patient history gained throughout the testing process.
  • Primary assignments focus on the administration and scoring of initial psychological screening and evaluation of veterans with all degrees of severity, some of whom may be uncooperative or hostile, providing initial psycho-diagnostic services, making preliminary interpretations of the data, developing recommended courses of action, and consultation to the interdisciplinary treatment team.
  • Administers symptom screening via Measurement Based Care tools to Veterans is varied program in mental health at identified timepoints, or as needed and requested by a referring clinician.
  • Tracks, reports, and provides preliminary interpretations of symptom-based Measurement Based Care data to care providers (in varying mental health treatment settings) and mental health leadership.
  • The incumbent monitors the supply of psychological testing materials and coordinates the ordering of needed supplies with the supervising psychologist.
  • Searches files, libraries, or other sources of information published or unpublished, for designated subjects and gathers and assembles data for the professional staff upon request.- Assists in office management by organizing, inventorying, tracking use, and replenishing testing materials.
  • Maintains various sources of clerical and workload statistical data and completes requested reports.
  • Receives telephone calls, determines nature of call, and answers routine inquiries based on past decision or regulatory guidelines.
  • Refers caller to professional staff or relays their answers on non-routine matters.
  • Develop and maintains adequate records with filing systems for patient data.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730-1600
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Psychology Technician (Psychometrics)/PD14372A, PD14548A, and PD14547A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/29/2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. For a GS-08 you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07, for the GS-09 you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-08. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): Experience that involved the observation of and assistance in the application of techniques relating to behavior, capacities, traits, interests, and activities of either humans or, under laboratory conditions, animals. Experience may have been gained in connection with a program of research or direct services in psychology that gave a practical understanding of some of the principles, methods, and techniques of psychology needed to assist professional psychologists. AND,

Specialized Experience GS-07: You must have at least one (1) full year of technical work under the direction of a professional psychologist in a program of professional services, training, or research. At least six (6) months of such experience must be comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade (GS-6) in the Federal service, or one (1) year comparable to the second lower grade (GS-5) in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to:

  • Monitoring the supply of psychological testing materials and communicating the need for ordering supplies with the supervising psychologist.
  • Serving as the Measurement-Based Care (MBC) Co-Champion or Point of Contact, with the primary responsibility being administering, and tracking completion of symptom screening via Measurement Based Care tools
  • Tracking and trending symptom-based Measurement-Based Care data to care providers in varying mental health treatment settings, for various committees, and for reporting to supervising psychologist.
  • Assisting in research activities such as collecting of raw data, data entry and verification, data summaries, and tabulations.
  • Maintaining, tracking, and trending test and assessment results and data on patients who are and have been treated in all mental health programs so that treatment effectiveness can be monitored. OR,

Education: To qualify based on education alone for this grade level you must have successfully completed at least one (1) full year of graduate study in psychology in an accredited college or university to substitute for the 1 year of experience to meet in full the requirements at the GS-7 level.

Specialized Experience GS-08: You must have at least one (1) full year of technical work under the direction of a professional psychologist in a program of professional services, training, or research at the GS-7 level. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to:

  • Serves as the Measurement-Based Care (MBC) Champion, with the primary responsibility to administer, track, and report symptom screening via Measurement Based Care tools.
  • Provides preliminary interpretation and recommendations through written reports of test data, validity interpretations, behavioral observations, and patient history gained throughout the testing process.
  • Administers, scores, and provides an initial evaluation of a variety of specific psychological and neuropsychological test data gathered.
  • Provides preliminary interpretation through written reports of test data, validity interpretations, behavioral observations, and patient history gained throughout the testing process to the assessing Psychologist throughout the episode of care.
  • Observes and notes significant behaviors, emotional status, and motivation during testing as well as modes of response and assesses whether any of these circumstances will invalidate or significantly affect data obtained.

OR,
Education:
To qualify based on education alone for this grade level you must have successfully completed at least one and half (1.5) full years of graduate study in psychology in an accredited college or university to substitute for the 1 year of experience to meet in full the requirements at the GS-7 level.OR,
Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience AND graduate education that directly related to the work of the position.
Specialized Experience GS-09: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-08 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization or two (2) years at GS-7 level. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to:

  • Serves as the Measurement-Based Care (MBC) Coordinator, with the primary responsibility to administer, track, and report symptom screening via Measurement Based Care tools across all Mental Health Programs and Settings.
  • Assists in research activities, including collection of raw data, data entry and verification, data summaries, tabulations, and complex statistical analyses if required to do so.
  • Maintains, tracks, and trends test and assessment results and data on patients who are and have been treated in all mental health programs so that treatment effectiveness can be monitored.
  • Channels the flow of work through the organization and follow up to ensure completion of tasks (assigned or otherwise part of normal duties) in a timely manner.
  • Provides preliminary interpretation through written reports of test data, validity interpretations, behavioral observations, and patient history gained throughout the testing process to the assessing Psychologist throughout the episode of care.
  • Administers, scores, and provides an initial evaluation of a variety of specific psychological and neuropsychological test data gathered.
  • Makes preliminary interpretations of the data for the purpose of developing a recommended courses of action, and for consultation to the interdisciplinary treatment team.

OR,
Education: To qualify based on education alone for this grade level you must have two (2) full years of graduate education or a master's degree directly related to the work of the position.OR,
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience AND one (1) full year of graduate education directly related to the work of the position.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
  • Administration and Management
  • Database Management Systems
  • Organizational Stewardship
  • Psychology
  • Written Communication


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; religions; 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.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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/.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.




Additional information

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, requiring sitting, standing, walking, bending, rapid eye-hand coordination, articulate speech, above-average intellectual-cognitive functions, carrying light objects, and strong attention to detail. The position demands periods of intense concentration and the ability to maintain self control in difficult situations. The physical and emotional stress involved in working with physically and psychologically impaired patients makes this position much more demanding than most sedentary positions.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

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