The incumbent is responsible for the oversight of six distinct program areas which include the Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC), Grant Per Diem (GPD), Contract Residential (CR), Veteran Justice Outreach (VJO), Prevention, and the Healthcare for Homeless Veteran (HCHV) walk-in and outreach clinics. Position may be filled as a Psychologist, Social Worker, or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor. Please ensure you apply to the appropriate vacancy announcement.

Duties

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Psychology-Career-Flyer.pdf The Mental Health Psychology Program Manager (Supervisory/HCHV Programs) serves in a full-time capacity within the Mental Health Service (MHS) within the VA Detroit Healthcare System. The incumbent is part of the Mental Health Homeless Programs Section. The incumbent has significant personnel management responsibilities for both professional and non-professional employees. The incumbent provides direct administrative management of the clinical supervisory staff who oversee the HCHV program and CRRC program and the Veteran Justice Outreach Coordinators who serve in jails and courts across the five-county region. The incumbent also provides direct supervision to the Grant Per Diem and Contract Residential Liaisons who work across the five-county service area providing oversight to VA grants and contracts. This position supervises a significant number of staff ranging from limited licensed staff (GS 9) to advanced practice incumbents and supervisors (GS-12). The staff is an interdisciplinary team ranging from social workers, psychologists, peer support specialists, and vocational rehabilitation/community employment specialists. The supervisor may be required to carry a caseload and must annually complete some clinical documentation of Veteran contact within the electronic medical record to allow for credentialing. The incumbent may also provide clinical supervision for psychology health trainees. In conjunction with the MH Homeless Section Chief and the Associate Chief of Staff/Mental Health, the incumbent plans, organizes, and directs administrative, operational, patient, and personnel activities for the HCHV Outreach Programs. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring all phases of programming and coordination of clinical and case management services to Veterans served in the program. This position is highly public-facing and the incumbent will have significant travel and involvement with the community including, but not limited to liaising with the Continuums of Care and community-based service providers. The incumbent is the VA point of contact for the National Hotline and is the point of contact for all regional Stand Downs. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidate Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact Rebecca Perry, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available based on needs of service Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 92155 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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 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 respecialization program meeting both of the following conditions: a) the respecialization 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. Experience: In additional to meeting the basic requirements as stated above, you must have the following to qualify at the GS 14 level - At least 3 years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-13 level. Examples of specialized experience would typically include operation and management of key clinical, training, research, or administrative programs to include full responsibility for managing the day to day activities of those programs; strategic planning to ensure the provision of high quality services to meet the needs of the Veterans being served and planning, and developing and implementing short- and long-term goals and objectives consistent with the program's strategic plan; oversight of administrative and programmatic resources and deploy those resources in support of the program needs; developing and implementing programs, policies, and procedures to meet program goals, VHA policy and external accreditation requirements, and monitor outcomes using data-driven quality assurance processes, and implement strategies for improvement based on data analysis. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate 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. NOTE: Your experience must be clearly documented on your resume. Experience is only creditable if it is post-doctoral experience as a professional psychologist directly related to the duties to be performed. Qualifying experience must also be at a level comparable to or exceeding professional psychology experience at the next lower level. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G18 Psychologist Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-14. Preferred Experience: Management Experience; Homelessness/Housing Solutions Experience; Interdisciplinary Supervision Experience; Fiscal/Budgetary Experience; Policy Writing Experience Physical Requirements: This position will involve driving a motor vehicle (with a valid driver's license), walking, climbing stairs, and carrying light objects while assisting Veterans in the Contract Residential agencies in the community. The ability to hear and communicate verbally with Veterans is essential. Work will take place indoors and outdoors. The work involves working closely with others. The incumbent must be able to lift/carry up to 50lbs.

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 John D Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 US
• Name: Janice Uselton
• Phone: 313 942 5488
• Email: [email protected]