This is a part-time (40% time) position. This position is administratively supervised by leadership within the VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Baltimore Medical Center. Travel among VA sites across the nation and a flexible tour of duty is required to meet patient care and programmatic needs. Onsite candidate preferred with significant telework opportunities available.

Duties

Baltimore city is rich with historic sites, including the Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry, and the Maryland Zoo in historic Druid Hill Park. Aside from its historical significance, Baltimore is also known for its delicious seafood, and the Chesapeake Bay is a popular spot for crabbing and fishing. Major Duties: Participates in the teaching and training of VA staff members in evidence based psychosocial rehabilitation practices, including Social Skills Training (SST), through a combination of in-person or videoconference workshops and follow-up consultation. Demonstrates substantial expertise in psychosocial rehabilitation for individuals with serious mental illness and has experience in training and teaching mental health providers. Follows VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation Training (PRT) Program protocols for training and consultation and participates in training a diverse group of VA providers to become national and regional VA SST Trainers. Direct training and consultation in psychosocial rehabilitation approaches and SST for VA providers in many disciplines including but not limited to psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, and occupational therapy. Participates as a VA SST national trainer and consultant, including serving as a national SST faculty and trainer in in person SST training events as well as trainings conducted via videoconference. Serves as a consultant in the 6-month consultation phase of the VA SST Training Program, consulting with VA providers regarding the implementation of the SST treatment model at their facilities and training and monitoring providers' progress regarding the criterion-based performance requirements for successful completion of the VA SST Training Program. Responsible for organizing weekly consultation meetings for each training cohort assigned, typically conducted in an online videoconference such as Microsoft Teams meeting and keeping in regular contact with all their assigned training participants as directed in VA SST Training Program materials and as dictated by professional procedures for consultation and training. Listens to audio recordings of training participant-led SST individual group sessions in a web-based portal and provide feedback on these sessions in the portal using established fidelity tools. Frequent Trainer/Consultant at videoconference training events should work in conjunction with the training site, program coordinator, and ILEAD to arrange the videoconference trainings. Follows procedures for documentation of training processes and training participant progress in a web based EBP training portal adapted for the VA SST Training Program. Knowledgeable about Standard Operation Procedures related to their job functions and will follow these procedures. Trains new VA SST trainers in how to implement the VA SST Training model and engages in additional training activities to enhance and maintain the skills of VA SST trainers. Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require safety precautions typical of hospital, offices, and meeting rooms. There is also the risk of unknowing contact with contagious disease. Work Schedule: Wednesday & Thursday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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- Significant telework will be available for on-site candidates. Remote: Onsite is preferred, however, remote may be authorized for Highly qualified candidates. **See additional information section** Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 0000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education (1) 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 (2) 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. 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. [Psychologists who have successfully completed a re-specialization program as described above and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the educational requirements of these qualification standards.] [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. NOTE: Psychologists who meet the requirements of this revision and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the requirements of this qualification standard.] 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. 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 Grade Determinations: Staff Psychologist, GS-13 (Full Performance, Level) Experience. At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 1. Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. 2. Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health. 3. Knowledge of clinical research literature. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/103 PART II APPENDIX G18 FEBRUARY 7, 2018 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary.

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 VA Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 US
• Name: Teresa Hammond
• Phone: 410-605-7000
• Email: [email protected]