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

RELOCATION INCENTIVE AUTHORIZED The Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health (ACOS MH) is responsible for the administrative and complex clinical operations of mental health delivery across all locations (Anchorage, MHRRTP, Fairbanks, Mat Su, Soldotna, Juneau, Homer). Administrative Responsibilities Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staff. Has direct administrative supervision of the chief psychiatrist, chief psychologist, social work supervisor, local recovery coordinator, administrative officer, and administrative specialist. Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees. Serves on Medical Center, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces. Represents Mental Health Service on decision-making committees at the Medical Center. Represents the Medical Center at professional/program community group/events and committees. Responsible for coordination of a mental health response in the event of critical occurrences of violence at the facility, disasters, and/or mass casualty occurrences. Develops responses to controlled correspondence at the Medical Center, VISN, and VACO levels as directed. Oversees the establishment of program monitors and outcome measurements within programs using data-driven quality assurance processes. Is responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations and documents required by the Medical Center, VISN, and VACO, ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies (such as JCAHO) and monitoring entities (such as NEPEC), as appropriate. Has programmatic oversight and shared responsibility. Has line and staff authority for resource allocations within Mental Health Service Line to ensure efficient operation, prepares annual Budget Call, and monitors and oversees Mental Health Fund Control Points. The incumbent has the supervisory responsibilities noted above, with additional responsibilities that include: Management of Human Resource aspects of service Mental Health Service relations, and oversight of performance appraisals. Primary responsibility for all aspects of administration both within the Mental Health Service and in the relationship of the Mental Health Service to the VA Medical Center at large. Monitoring and reporting to facility and VISN leadership regarding status of VARHCS Mental Health Performance Measures, with implementation of needed action plans regarding PM assigned to MH and cooperative efforts to ensure the success of PM assigned to other facility services. Provide oversight for any needed corrective actions. Decisions are made exercising wide latitude and independent judgment. The incumbent reports to the Chief of Staff, but operates on a day-to-day basis in an independent manner, with full responsibility to keep the Chief of Staff apprised of activities and any issues in need of close collaboration. Consults with and serves as a resource for other service lines and facility leadership concerning the need for the development of mental health services. Clinical Responsibilities Diagnose and treat mental disorders using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care. Perform assessments and evaluations for veterans with a variety of mental health disorders. Provide supervision, as appropriate, of trainees conducting direct clinical care. Responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center as appropriate and outcome data as appropriate. Teaching/Training/Program Evaluation May be involved in training of medical students, medical and psychiatric residents, fellows and other graduate or post-graduate trainees, as appropriate. Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients. Oversees the establishment of program monitors and outcome measurements within mental health using data-driven quality assurance processes. Responsible for ensuring the timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the medical center within the mental health service Other Significant Responsibilities Serves on Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces. Represents Mental Health Service Line on decision-making committees at the Healthcare System. Represents the Healthcare System at professional/program community group/events and committees. Consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues. Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 0800-1630 Telework: Ad Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 0000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP Authorized: Please contact the VISN 20 EDRP Coordinator @ [email protected] Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: 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. Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English. 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. 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: (1) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and, (2) 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 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 ORVHA 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. Grade Determinations: Senior Psychologist, GS-15 (Service Chief) (a) Experience. At least four years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-14 level. (b) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Ability to supervise and manage a large group of professional staff effectively. 2. Skill in interpersonal relationships, including conflict resolution and ability to work collaboratively with supervisors from other units. 3. Ability to accurately apply the qualification standards, assesses the potential of current and prospective employees, and promotes their professional development. 4. Ability to develop appropriate productivity standards for professional staff, often across multiple program lines. 5. Knowledge of the goals and objectives of the medical center and VISN and ability to communicate these to subordinates. Preferred Experience: ???????Multidisciplinary leadership experience in comprehensive mental health services. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/103 PART II APPENDIX G18 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-15. Physical Requirements: Light lifting; light carrying; use of fingers

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

Contacts

• Address Anchorage VA Medical Center 1201 North Muldoon Road Anchorage, AK 99504 US
• Name: Melissa Quilter
• Phone: 360-696-4061 X38599
• Email: [email protected]