This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Whole Health Service, is currently recruiting for one (1) Psychology Program Manager for the Oklahoma City VA. This is a multi-discipline position and selections can be made from the following, Psychology Program Manager, Social Worker - Program Coordinator, Recreational Therapist - Program Coordinator, or Dietitian - Facility Program Coordinator The Psychologist will fill the Whole Health Clinical Director position, which is located within the Whole Health Service (WHS) and falls under the Assistant Director of Operations and is a liaison to the National Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation (OPCC&CT). The primary purpose of the position is to provide vision, planning, management, and coordination for the implementation of the Whole Health System of Care, Health Promotion, Integrative Health programs including incorporation and facilitation of broader OPCC&CT initiatives and associated outcome evaluations and provide clinical oversight to the WHS and supporting service lines for whole health programs. Major Duties and Responsibilities: - The primary role of a Clinical Director is to manage and plan how services are delivered and contribute to the process of strategic planning, influencing and responding to organizational priorities. This will involve responsibility for creating an annual Whole Health System Strategic Plan, identifying Whole Health system development priorities, and working with the WHS Program Manager/Executive Leadership Team/ appropriate Service level Chiefs, ACOS's, Whole Health Program leads, and Whole Health Steering Committee. - Chairs (or co-chairs) the Whole Health Steering Committee and provides oversight of 3 elements of Whole Health System (empowerment - pathway, equipping- well-being/self-care, and treatment-whole health clinical care). - The Clinical Director collaborates and provides back up coverage for Program Manager for the Whole Health System. - Promotion and development of measures enabling the Director to monitor Whole Health System staff individual performance, assess clinical outcomes, and address performance issues with the Program Manager and the lowest level possible. - Develops policy for integrative health programming within a VA setting as well as plans, coordinates, and partners with service departments across the OKCVAHCS. - Develops, recommends, and implements strategies for planning and participates in the documentation of long- and short-range planning efforts. Reviews long and short-range plans, resource projections, priorities, and justifications. Makes recommendations on specific Whole Health, Health Promotion, and Integrative Health projects and planning efforts that can be accomplished within existing resource levels and advises on the impact of efforts that require additional resources. Coordinates the preparation of and is a chief contributor to the reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation. - Co-leads with the Program Manger in strategic planning, marketing, outreach, proposal development, and grant facilitation, as well as facilitates the activation of special Whole Health, Health Promotion, and Integrative Health projects across the hospital. The incumbent has a major effect and impact on the organization because of his/her broad number of contacts with facility, VISN 19, OPCC&CT, national VHA staff; and contacts with local state, government and external stakeholders. - The incumbent works with the Program Manager to develops and implements programs, policies, and procedures related to Whole Health and Health Promotion. The incumbent provides oversight of administrative and programmatic resources. - Monitors outcomes using a data driven quality assurance process of a program that delivers specialized, complex, and highly professional services that directly impact Whole Health, Health Promotion, and Integrative Health programming. - Recommends and develops changes to policies and procedures to encourage and promote excellence in partnering with Veterans to develop and implement proactive, personalized, patient driven care with a focus on self-management strategies, health promotion, and integrative health. - Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework: Telework may be available on an ad hoc basis according to agency policy. Functional Statement #: Psychology Program Manager (Clinical Director Whole Health)/PD57930 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: contact Shelly Murdock at [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIS REQUIREMENTS: United States Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.g, this part.) English Language Proficiency. Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 Grandfathering Provision. Refer to VA Handbook 5005/103 PART II APPENDIX G18 NOTE: If psychologists who are grandfathered under this provision leave the occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. Education (1) Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed. The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. For the purpose of meeting this requirement, the term "specialty area" refers to the specific specialty areas recognized by the accrediting body and not to specific job duties that might require special skills. Currently, APA accredits doctoral programs in the specialty areas of clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or combinations of two or more of those areas. PCSAS accredits doctoral programs in psychological clinical science. CPA accredits doctoral programs in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and school psychology. There are no job assignments in VHA that require the skills of a school psychologist; therefore, an applicant with a degree in the specialty area of school psychology is not eligible for appointment. Strictly for the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment as a psychologist in VHA, there is no distinction between the specialty areas (with the exception of school psychology). OR, (2) Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully complete a re specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re specialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: . (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and, (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. NOTE: The applicant must provide an official transcript and/or certificate documenting the completion of the re-specialization program, which includes completion of an APA or CPA internship. [Psychologists who have successfully completed a re-specialization program as described above and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the educational requirements of these qualification standards.] OR, (3) Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.] AND (4) Internships (a) Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. OR, (b) New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement, provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern; OR, (c) VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre 1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement; , OR, (d) Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. (NOTE: Once board certified, the employee is required to maintain board certification.) OR, (e) Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program. If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program. NOTE: Psychologists who meet the requirements of this revision and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the requirements of this qualification standard.] . Licensure. Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Board Certification. Persons hired to psychology positions in the VHA who completed an internship that was not accredited at the time the program was completed must be board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. The board certificate must be current and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirement for continuing education. GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Psychology Program Manager, GS-14 Experience. At least three years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meet multiple deadlines. 2. Knowledge of and ability to utilize evidence based practices and clinical practice guidelines appropriately and ability to guide staff in using these tools. 3. Ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view. 4. Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives. 5. Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations. 6. Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards. 7. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program. Preferred Experience: Must have program management experience >1 year and at least 1 year of clinical experience in discipline. Any Whole health or health promotion experience is also preferred, References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/103 PART II APPENDIX G18 This vacancy is above the full performance level at a GS-14. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Oklahoma City VA Health Care System 921 Northeast 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 US
• Name: Octavia McGruder
• Phone: 478-272-1210 X2563
• Email: [email protected]