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 incumbent serves as the Training Director (TD) for Psychology Service Training Programs (0.5 FTEE). The TD has responsibility for developing, planning, clarifying, and administering all psychology training activities for the Boise VAMC and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in the Boise catchment area. This position contributes to the VHA teaching mission to train and retain health care trainees to deliver high-quality healthcare to Veterans. The incumbent will serve on Boise VAMC training committees and represent the Psychology Training Programs across the hospital. The incumbent also provides direct behavioral health care to Veterans. The program in which clinical care is provided depends on the specialty/experience of the incumbent, but includes individual and group psychotherapy, psychological testing, and consultation with Veterans and staff members. The incumbent's clinical duties will comprise 50% of their work hours (0.5 FTEE). Provides a full range of psychological services, including individual and group psychotherapy, psychological testing, and psychoeducation. Provides consultation services for behavioral health and medical providers in outpatient, inpatient, residential, and community-based health care settings in areas such as differential diagnosis, treatment planning, recommendations regarding interventions with family and/or significant others, and in other clinical areas which are addressed by performance standards. Provides supervision of trainees and unlicensed or mid-level clinical professionals conducting direct clinical care. Responsible for oversight of the administrative and programmatic resources of the Psychology Training Programs; as such, will organize, direct, administer, and manage all aspects of the program, including comprehensive planning, development, and implementation of policies and procedures; determines resources needed to maintain and/or expand the program; secures clinical rotations and the qualified supervising psychologists needed for primary clinical experiences; oversees the quality and quantity of training; and establishes program initiatives and direction within the limitations of available staff and budget. Coordinates the assignment of trainees to clinical training sites and appropriate supervising psychologists in the various patient care service lines where the clinical rotations are located. Since the training program decisions significantly affect staff, resources, and delivery of health care services associated with these patient care service lines, the TD must maintain the independence of the training programs as required by accreditation and professional standards while consulting with those who hold overall responsibility for patient care to assure that the goals of training are consistent with the delivery of patient care in the desired sites. The TD coordinates and oversees all didactic and seminar training in the training programs. Maintains responsibility for the national recruitment and selection process of interns and post-doctoral residents, and the local recruitment and selection of practicum students. The process will adhere to the guidelines of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and any requirements set by VACO Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), and conform to the principles and guidelines of the APA Office of Accreditation and Consultation. Assures that comprehensive periodic evaluations of the trainees are conducted, and that the evaluations are completed in a manner consistent with APA accreditation guidelines. The TD incorporates feedback from trainees, supervisors, graduates of the programs, and other sources to periodically assess how well the training programs are meeting established goals, revise existing goals, and continuously improve the quality of the training programs. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 0800- 1630 Telework: Ad- hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

Basic Requirements - Psychologist: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English. Education Requirement - You must 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. OR, have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully completed a 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 you were retrained is consistent with the assignment you are am applying for; OR, have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. Internship Requirement - You must 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). NOTE: 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: Candidates must 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. Grade Determination for 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. References: VA Handbook 5005/103 Part II, Appendix G18

Education

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/23/2024.

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/.

Contacts

• Address Boise VA Medical Center 500 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83702 US
• Name: Aleric Dubbels
• Phone: 208-422-1363
• Email: [email protected]