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Psychologist-Program Manager (EDRP & Relocation Incentive)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
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
- →Serves as Program Manager for the Mental Health Clinic (MHC) at the Battle Creek VAMC and Lansing CBOC, providing leadership, direction, and administrative oversight to multidisciplinary outpatient mental health programs.
- →Exercises broad independent judgment in supervising approximately 27 FTEE, including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Nursing staff, and Peer Support Specialists.
- →Holds line and staff authority for resource allocation, staffing, performance management, and clinic operations across multiple sites.
- →Ensures efficient, high-quality delivery of outpatient mental health services, including psychotherapy, psychiatric consultation, case management, and evidence-based, patient-centered care.
- →Oversees clinic performance improvement, compliance with the Mental Health Uniform Services Package, accreditation standards (e.g., Joint Commission), and all required facility, VISN, and VACO program reporting.
- →Ensures timely access to care, coordinated transitions, and adherence to performance measures.
- →Provides leadership for integration with Primary Care and other clinical services; ensures immediate availability for mental health consultation across the medical center.
- →Leads implementation and operation of BHIP, MHTC 2.0, and the FLOW model, ensuring effective team huddles, case coordination, and workload management.
- →Manages intake and discharge processes to optimize access and patient flow.
- →Conducts hiring actions, prepares functional statements, selects candidates, and evaluates staff through ongoing and focused professional practice evaluations.
- →Handles conflict resolution, employee relations, disciplinary actions, and ensures adequate clinical coverage during absences.
- →Uses local data and stakeholder feedback to improve customer service and operational effectiveness.
- →Facilitates continuous improvement and a recovery-oriented environment.
- →Provides direct clinical services (20-40% of time), including psychological assessment and evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy for a wide range of behavioral health conditions.
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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 0367ef58-2979-4c2a-b63b-40f923df82a7
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