The psychologist for whom this applies is assigned as the Program Manager of the Integrated Wellness Department's Pain Clinic at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), supporting patients empaneled within Primary Care clinics at FHCC, as well as three Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

Duties

Essential Program Management/ Administrative Responsibilities: (50%) Incumbent develops, implements, organizes, directs and manages all aspects of the Pain Clinic including comprehensive development, planning and implementation of the program's policies and procedures, determining the needs of the program, overseeing and directing the quality and quantity of training, monitoring data-driven outcomes, and establishing program initiatives and direction within limitations of available staff and budget. The incumbent also provides structure related to unexpected patient needs, which commonly occur with this population. He/she manages these accommodations to minimize disruptions of the daily schedule of the Pain Clinic and to provide patient access to a range of services. The incumbent also organizes the coordination and scheduling of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) appointments within the Pain Clinic, as well as the collaboration of services with other hospital-wide departments (mental health, primary care, substance abuse services, etc?). The incumbent manages the Pain Clinic Staff with regard to following policy and procedures related to leave. He/she oversees clinical coordination to maximize function of Pain Clinic when expected or unexpected leave occurs at any staff level; provider, nurse, or MSA. The incumbent manages and modifies policy and procedures related to time and leave, as well as all aspects related to staff expectations and performance. The incumbent organizes and leads the clinical admission process. He/she provides patients assessment data (such as West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI), Pain Drawing, and individualized Integrated Wellness and Whole Health systems patient treatment preference inventories). These data are used as the incumbent facilitates a data-driven interdisciplinary treatment team meeting to meet the Veterans' individualized pain needs. This is conducted with members of the Pain Clinic present. He/she helps to coordinate CPRS consults with Chief of Anesthesiology, coordinate pain services offered within the Pain Clinic (appointments for medications, biomedical procedures, biofeedback, CBT, etc?) and arranges clinical offerings with other parts of the hospital (i.e. MOVE! Program, substance treatment, mental health services, etc?). Processes, assigns, and tracks referrals to the Pain Clinic, and ensures timely access to the Pain Clinic. Also, works closely with Administrative Officers regarding the Electronic Wait List (EWL) for Pain Clinic referrals. Clinical Psychology Responsibilities: (50%) The Program Manager is dedicated to the direct clinical serves mandated by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Requirements from Section 911 (c) Pain Management Team Facility Report (VAIQ#7791174) Memo that explicitly states the Pain Management Team must include (at minimum) the following: "Behavioral Medicine with availability of at least one evidence-based behavioral therapy." The incumbent is the clinical lead with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) psychological interventions for chronic pain. This includes the direct provision of care, as well as providing education about opioid misuse and the identification and treatment of mental health disorders within the context of chronic medical illness. Conducts assessment services and mental disorders diagnosis, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients with co-morbid mental and physical health problems. This requires knowledge about and appropriate selection and use of psychological tests, procedures and interviews, especially those relevant to management of chronic pain, opioid safety, and suicide risk. Provides a full range of psychological CAM interventions for chronic pain. This is to include cognitive/behavioral treatment, progressive relaxation, guided imagery, stress management and medical adherence interventions. Intervention is determined by patient needs, utilizing a variety of accepted treatment techniques. Clinical services are at the individual and group formats. Provides full range of psychological intervention and assessment for mental health diagnoses that are co-morbid with chronic pain issues, including suicide assessment. Provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders. Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team. Work Schedule: Full time Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: May be available 1 day per week (2 per pay period) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: 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, Part II, Chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j. Education: 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 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. 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. 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. (1) Exception. Non-licensed applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a "graduate psychologist" at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade under the authority of 38 U.S.C. ? 7405 [(c)(2)(B)] for a period not to exceed two years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a psychologist who is licensed. Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of the temporary appointment. (2) Loss of Credential. A psychologist who fails to maintain the required licensure must be removed from the occupation, which may result in termination of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation if qualified and if a placement opportunity exists. Board Certification and Loss of Credential (1) 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. (2) Loss of Credential. Once board certified, psychologist must maintain a full, valid and unrestricted board certification to remain qualified for employment. A psychologist who fails to maintain the required board certification must be removed from the occupation, which may result in termination of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation if qualified and if a placement opportunity exists. Grandfathering Provision. Cont. in education May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Education

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Kristina Ilich
• Phone: 1-447-792-8151
• Email: [email protected]