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Psychologist-Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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 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.
What You'll Do
- →Psychologist Program Manager works closely with the local BHIP Primary Program Manager, and has direct line authority and is accountable for aspects of the clinical care and support services provided to Veteran in the BHIP program at a specific location.
- →Has very broad responsibility for clinical programs.
- →These programs deliver specialized professional services that significantly impact the health care provided to a large number of veterans.
- →Has the responsibility to ensure that mental health services in the BHIP location complies with all OVAHCS policies, VA directives and accreditation requirements.
- →Has direct administrative and professional supervision of staff assigned to the BHIP location.
- →Has line and staff authority for resource allocations within the area of responsibility.
- →Ensures efficient and effective deployment of psychotherapists across clinical teams at the location.
- →Responsibilities include supervision of staff, professional management, and administrative responsibilities that are complex in scope and that constitute a significant portion of the health care system.
- →Decisions are made exercising wide latitude and independent judgment.
- →Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meets multiple deadlines.
- →Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives, and ability to devise ways to adapt work operations to new and changing programs, staffing, and budget requirements, etc.
- →Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.
- →Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards.
- →Knowledge of, and ability to appropriately utilize, evidence based practices and clinical practice guidelines and ability to guide staff in using these tools.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓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.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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 identification 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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 91277954-bcff-4c07-82f7-d416415698b6
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