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Psychologist Program Manager - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 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
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The BHIP Psychologist Program Manager will split their time between providing BHIP clinical services and the administrative tasks associated with program management.
- →Clinical BHIP responsibilities include providing diagnostic assessments, individual and group psychotherapy, psychological testing, and case management services, as appropriate.
- →Veterans treated within BHIP teams come from a wide geographic area and have a wide range of mental health diagnoses.
- →Their healthcare, psychosocial problems, and needs are complex.
- →They require a high degree of clinical oversight and creative problem solving.
- →BHIP clinical care will focus primarily on providing evidence-based treatment.
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Provides direct administrative supervision to BHIP Psychologists, Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Psychiatrists, APRNs, PAs, and PSAs.
- →Develops short- and long-range goals and plans related to strategic plan.
- →Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure goal attainment.
- →Provides leadership and guidance in carrying out program planning, outcome evaluation, and staff development activities.
- →Participates fully in peer review, assessing the quality of professional standards provided in the organization.
- →Responsible for identification of patient problems requiring consultation with other multidisciplinary medical center staff and making appropriate referrals.
- →Participates in a variety of meetings as directed by the Associate Chief of Staff-Behavioral Health (ACOS-BH), Deputy ACOS-BH, and Chief of Psychology.
- →These will include, but are not limited to, SAIL Committee, BH Executive Committee, and BH Patient Experience Committee.
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: a20f0c96-3489-45e4-b603-abd806135c74
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