Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for 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 your start date. 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 role of the Psychologist will be an integrated part of an interprofessional team and will entail active participation in ongoing team consultation and coordination to triage and treat Veterans, with an increasing role in assessment and crisis management. The incumbent will serve as a gap provider for both same day and short-term coverage, which may include the provision of psychotherapy services. The incumbent's responsibility will include serving as a coordinator for mental health same day access, crisis services, mental health consult triage and disposition process. This position plays a central role in and is essential to Veteran access to timely and quality care within MH Programs. Major Duties: Coordinating and triaging disposition of referrals to MHBS Service Line from other areas. Planning, organizing, and directing the administrative, operational, and patient care activities, along with performing and being guided by outcome evaluation data. Coordinating outpatient follow-up for patients discharging from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and/or residential treatment. Tracking of patients to ensure access to appropriate and timely mental health care and providing enhanced care coordination to Veterans. Providing outreach to Veterans flagged as high risk for suicide and not engaged in MH services. This involves working collaboratively with the Suicide Prevention Program. Developing and maintaining a system to ensure follow-up with patients who miss initial consult appointments. Providing same day and short-term gap coverage in the event a Provider is out of the office or position is vacant to ensure that same access is an option provided to each Veteran. Developing policies and procedures related to Access to Care, including evaluating processes and procedures to ensure timely and effective referral, disposition, and follow-up services. Developing a data monitoring system to measure the efficacy of the program to include collecting, analyzing, and reporting program data to management, and as requested preparing reports for the facility, VISN, and VACO. Evaluating program progress and outcomes and utilizing data to continuously modify and improve the program and processes. Using sound judgment in the interpretation of trends and patterns; the application of guidelines; and the recommendation of program enhancements. Ensuring program compliance with safety, policy/procedures, performance measures, and NAVAHCS and VA Mental Health initiatives. Will be available to provide coverage to support Veterans presenting "in crisis" and benefitting from Mental Health Services; this includes planning, organizing, and directing the administrative, operational, and patient care activities, along with performing and being guided by outcome evaluation data. Monitoring and ensuring appropriate distribution of workload in consultation with MH Access Manager, MHBS Medical Director and MHBS SLM. Developing policies and procedures related to MH Crisis services and knowledge and ability to facilitate emergency interventions like involuntary hospitalizations, guardianship, and other related areas. Providing direct Veteran, family, and Caregiver assessment to identify and assess risk, safety, supports, and develop a treatment plan in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Knowledge and expertise in assessment and treatment planning of Veterans with geriatric related issues. Providing clinical treatment interventions, to include evidence-based treatments, in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Treatment can include short-term or long-term, individual, family and group therapy. Collaborating and consulting with a wide range of professionals throughout the Facility; the satellite CBOS's and PTOC's; other VA's (e.g., Phoenix and Tucson VA's); and community agencies to assure timely and effective Veteran care at the appropriate need level. The incumbent serves as a liaison between the VA and community agencies offering support and information in negotiating the complex processes Veterans, their families and caregivers encounter when interacting with government and community agencies. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: An incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact [email protected] , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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. Applicant 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 applicants are 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; 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: The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and The specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. OR Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. AND Internships. Applicants 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. 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. Licensure. Applicants 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. period is justification for termination of the temporary appointment. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Staff Psychologist GS-11/12/13 GS-11 Experience: None beyond the basic requirements listed above. GS-12 Experience: Applicants must have at least 1 year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11). In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations. Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies. Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures. Ability to conduct research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties). Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and research execution within the context of an established research team, including research participant relations, research documentation, data acquisition, maintenance, and collaboration. GS-13 Experience: Applicants must have at least 2 years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 level. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health. Knowledge of clinical research literature. References: VA Handbook 5005/103, Part II, Appendix G18,Psychologist Qualification Standard GS-0180 Veterans Health Administration.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-13. Physical Requirements: Involve active listening, reading, observing, and evaluating verbal and nonverbal behavior, walking, speaking, writing reports, writing policies and procedures, writing clinical notes, using office equipment such as computers, telephones, fax machines, photocopy machines and travel throughout the catchment. Must also be able to perform CPR and remain current in BLS certification

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 Bob Stump VA Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott, AZ 86313 US
• Name: Ian Quentin
• Phone: 928-445-4860 X6720
• Email: [email protected]