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Mental Health Section Chief
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Administrative & Supervisory Responsibilities (<>40% time) Plans, controls, organizes, & directs the activities of staff within the IMPACT Unit, ensuring compliance with legal & regulatory requirements and meets customer and stakeholder needs.
- →Develops goals & objectives that integrate organization & multidisciplinary staff objectives.
- →Plans, analyzes & monitors data from VSSC, ProClarity & other VA databases to ensure IU is succeeding on all performance measures & monitors related to IU's functioning.
- →Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies MHCL, VASDHS, VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network, JCAHO, CARF and related professional, Federal and VHA policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure compliance and successful outcomes for any site visit or audit.
- →Establishes, assesses & revises policies and procedures for administrative & clinical operations of staff within the IMPACT Unit.
- →Plans and schedules work in a manner that promotes a smooth flow & even distribution.
- →Coordinates plans &d schedules with other IULs, managers & customers as appropriate.
- →Identifies need for changes in priorities & takes action to implement such changes.
- →Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets & adjusts short-term priorities, & prepares schedules.
- →Assigns work to subordinate employees based on the IUL priorities & consideration of difficulty & requirements of assignments such that the experience, training, & abilities of staff are effectively utilized to meet organization & customer needs.
- →Balances workload & provides advice, guidance, & direction on a wide range of clinical, budgetary & administrative issues.
- →Structures assignments to create effective & economical positions.
- →Coordinates with IULs, Office of Mental Health, Service Chiefs & Leads, & customers as appropriate.
- →Reviews MHCL organization mission, functions, & staffing.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓English Language Proficiency.
- ✓In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Benefits
- ★Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- ★Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 637d02f7-c6f5-44b9-b9b0-ecf978352733
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