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. Program 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

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Serving as the Executive Secretary of the Research & Development Committee (R&DC) as a non-voting member. Notifying a Principal Investigator in writing after the R&DC and all relevant subcommittees have approved a study and that the study can be initiated. Ensuring that research Without Compensation (WOC) appointments are appropriately justified and the appointments comply with all applicable research, Human Resources Management, and other VA policies. Serving as a pre-reviewer of VA award submissions, or investigators may seek advice from the ACOS/R&D in interpreting reviewer comments from critiques received on submitted applications. Serving as the Point of Contact on Intellectual Property submission to the VA Technology Transfer office and as a signatory on the VA Certification form needed for the Invention Disclosure submission. The ACOS/R&D is usually the liaison between a university affiliate's Intellectual Property Office when inventors are dual appointees. Fostering a high-quality research program, overseeing research space and planning, being responsible for the inventory and accountability of research equipment, establishing a mentoring program, and maintaining his/her own research program. Overseeing and being responsible for research compliance, research safety, human protections, and information security compliance. Overseeing and ensuring fiscal compliance, accountability, tracking, and planning for the fiscal operations of the research service within designated research fund control points and ORD funding that is supported by the Research Management System for Windows (WinRMS) interface with VistA and requires tracking in the Research Analysis and Forecasting Tool (RAFT). Serving an active and voting member of the affiliated VA Nonprofit Corporation Board of Directors (Tuscaloosa Research and Education Advancement Corporation) which oversees non-VA research funding and staffing. Advocating for research scientists and new positions, investigator protected time, space, equipment and other resources. Serving as the Senior Officer in the eraCommons portal for grant applications and progress reports. Overseeing the research contracting process and being an approving official on purchases, invoices, billing and reimbursements. Providing a significant role in the Research Service Human Resource Management, including posting, recruitment, selection, onboarding of research staff and other HR appointments, such as Medical Support Authority, Schedule B positions, Centralized Positions promotions, without compensation (WOC) and Intergovernmental Agency Personnel Agreements (IPA). Performing ePerformance actions in the performance plan and appraisal program, actions pertaining the VetPro, awards and special contribution actions, time-and-leave actions, performance improvement plans, and disciplinary actions. Participating in organizational planning to include strategic, operational, programmatic and other plans and policies to achieve the mission and vision of the Medical Center. Representing the Research Service on decision-making committees at the medical center. Participating in the development of long and short-term goals for the Service and the organization. Demonstrating expertise in and the ability to apply a wide range of professional theories, assessment methods and techniques to a variety of patient populations. Conceptualizing, designing and conducting independent research projects related to health services, clinical, and/or rehabilitation research endeavors, program evaluation, and/or innovation projects. The incumbent serves as the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center's LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator (VCC). As an LGBTQ+ VCC, the incumbent serves as a resource to Veterans, management, and employees, supporting the implementation of national policies related to LGBTQ+ Veteran health at VAMC to ensure consistent and timely access to culturally competent care for LGBTQ+ Veterans. The incumbent communicates with facility services and staff to provide tailored guidance and education as needed. Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 56641f Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact Tonya Gibson at [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) 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. 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. OR (3) Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. AND 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. 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. Board Certification and Loss of Credential. (1) Board Certification. Persons hired to psychology positions in the VHA who completed an internship that was not accredited at the time the program was completed must be 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. The board certificate must be current and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirement for continuing education. (2) Loss of Credential. Once board certified, psychologist must maintain a full, valid and unrestricted board certification to remain qualified for employment. A psychologist who fails to maintain the required board certification must be removed from the occupation, which may result in termination of employment. At the discretion of the appointing official, an employee may be reassigned to another occupation if qualified and if a placement opportunity exists. 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: Senior Psychologist Clinician Investigator, GS-15 (a) Experience. In addition to meeting the basic requirements as stated above, you must have the following: 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 translate national research goals or priorities into specific scientific project activities of significant complexity and sufficient sustainability. 2. Ability to create, organize, manage, and maintain high quality (e.g., funded, peer reviewed) research programs independently. 3. Knowledge of budget control procedures that include funding from multiple sources which may vary annually. 4. Skill in managing and directing the work of large, complex research projects and in applying effective management practices. 5. Skill in persuasion, negotiation, and motivation to negotiate multiple program requirements. 6. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees and other managers using advanced consultation and problem-solving skills. 7. Ability to balance responsibilities in a complex environment and to work with great autonomy; to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze complex organizational problems; develop and implement effective solutions for those problems; and assess need for basic and complex services across multiple programmatic contexts. Creditable Experience: To be creditable, psychological work experience can be obtained through paid or non-paid employment providing psychological work or through participating in a supervised postdoctoral psychology training program (i.e., fellowship or residency). Psychological work experience must have occurred after the doctoral degree was obtained and must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics associated with current professional psychology practice. "Professional psychology practice" includes but is not limited to the following psychology-oriented job duties: providing professional clinical services, conducting research, carrying out education and training activities, carrying out program evaluation activities, clinical consultation, supervision and administration. Quality of Experience: 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. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/103 PART II APPENDIX G18 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

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 Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Road East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 US
• Name: Ryan Fowler
• Phone: 404-321-6111 X573371
• Email: [email protected]