The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is looking for a Senior Psychologist Program Manager for Mental Health Service. This position serves as the Mental Health Service Assistant Chief. The Assistant Chief works full time in the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, Mental Health & Behavioral Science Service.

Duties

Mental Health & Behavioral Science Service currently operates multiple recovery based programs to include the outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Substance Abuse Clinic and Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program (SA IOP) , Trauma Recovery Program (TRP) South and TRP North Clinic in Port St. Lucie, Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI), Suicide Prevention, Consultation Liaison Team (CLT) both to Medicine and Community Living Center, Mental Health Intensive Case Management Program (MHICM/ERANGE), and Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Program (PRRC); in addition a 25 bed acute care psychiatry unit and a 60 bed General Domiciliary. Tele-mental health services and Face to Face mental health care is provided. The Social Worker Program Manager possesses leadership, supervisory and administrative skills with the ability to lead and manage the interdisciplinary delivery of mental health care services within the agency. In addition, should possess sound judgement to carry out the administrative and clinical oversight of many programs that report to the position. Additional duties include but not limited to: Functions as the Assistant Chief of MH&BS under the Supervision of the Chief (ACOS) of MH&BS has a full clinical license to practice social work at the advanced practice level. Will be expected to carry a clinical caseload for Privileging purposes. Will be overseeing the mental health care provided to our Veterans throughout the continuum of mental health programs in WPB HCS. This will include the quality review of care provided. review of performance measures (SAIL and BHIP) and interquel criteria. Be familiar with all MH operational Dashboards, PEC portal in order to ensure all performance measure are being met appropriately and works with the respective areas to develop action plan, to ensure their targeted improvement. Address and resolves programmatic changes as it impact's the overall functioning of the services to best meet the treatment needs of Veterans and to promote efficient best practices. Works with respective managers/supervisors he/she oversees to ensure there is coordination of services offered along the treatment continuum in MH. Works with the Health Systems Specialist (HSS) of the Service to ensure timely needs of the veterans are addressed via the timely response by supervisors/managers to PATs/Congressional/White House complaints and ensures the clinical needs of the Veteran have been addressed timely and comprehensively. This can include consulting with different Mental Health programs, as well as other services in the Medical Center, to provide needed care and services to Veterans and eligible dependents. Ensures timely resolution of credentialing needs (FPPE/OPPE), call schedules, and ensures Pay for Performance are completed timely for psychiatrists in the Service. Works closely with all section chiefs in the service to ensure the same. works with Allied health Professions in the MH Service. Experience in education and research is desired to continue to develop and expand our educational programs in our Service. May be called upon to oversee and/or participate in clinical research in a relevant area of inquiry and/or participates in program evaluation pertinent to the clinical effectiveness of treatment programs. May be involved, individually, or with program support, in collating and reporting program related data. may be expected to manage and lead in collaboration with Service Chief of MH & BS. May be required to work evening hours, holidays and/or weekends. During emergency situation such as hurricane the incumbent will be expected to work until the emergency has resolved. Will be expected to travel to community VA Clinics (ie; PCT) minimum yearly to ensure oversight of those programs. May be required to provide tele-work services when needed. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Telework: Yes - as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: Senior Psychologist Program Manager Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates upon review and approval by management. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates upon review and approval by management. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required EDRP Authorized: Contact VSIN 8 CCOE Office at [email protected], The EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational, or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship 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. 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: The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and, the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. OR Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. Internship 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 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 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 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 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. 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. 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. 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). Grade Determinations: In addition to meeting the basic requirements stated above, the following qualifications criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates. Senior Psychologist Program Manager GS-15 Experience: At least 4 years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-14 level. While we no longer require essay-style responses to our Knowledge's Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAOs), you must be able to demonstrate that you possess the (below) competencies which are necessary to perform the work of the position. Please ensure your resume/CV/application contains sufficient information to support the level of experience/education/training; otherwise, we will not be able to award you credit for the experience/education/training you claim. These are the KSA's for this subject position: 1. Skill in managing and directing the work of large, complex organizational units and in applying effective management practices. 2. Skill in persuasion, negotiation, and motivation to negotiate multiple program policies. 3. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees and other managers using advanced consultation and problem solving skills. 4. Skill in the application and analysis of measurement tools to systems issues. 5. Ability to balance responsibilities in a complex environment and to work with great autonomy; ability to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze complex organizational problems; and ability to develop and implement effective solutions for those problems. 6. Ability to assess need for basic and complex services across multiple programmatic contexts. 7. Ability to coordinate the efforts of multiple program elements across a complex system. References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005/103 Part II Appendix G18 Psychologist Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-15. Preferred Experience: VA Experience in administration and management. Experience with managing Mental Health training programs. Physical Requirements: Physical demands are generally minor, and the work is primarily sedentary in nature and usually occurs within climate controlled clinical and administrative settings. There may be occasional light lifting/carrying (15 pounds or less) requirements to relocate boxed materials from one area to another, equipment and room set-up, and ambulation related to physical inspections of facilities. The incumbent will be expected to successfully negotiate various functional requirements (i.e., lifting, ambulating, reaching above their shoulder(s), the use of hands or fingers, sitting, standing, repeated bending, using stairs or elevators, functional vision, clear speech, hearing, and emotional stability) and environmental factors (i.e., working independently and at times closely with others, moving about the campus for appointments and/or meetings) for the position, with or without adaptive devices, technology, or reasonable accommodations that are more thoroughly evaluated in the current version of Certificate of Medical Examination, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Optional Form 178 (OF178). Use of fingers may be required to operate computers.

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).
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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: The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and, the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
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Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.

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 West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US
• Name: Kathryn Miller
• Phone: 407-793-6273
• Email: [email protected]