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Psychologist (Program Manager) Primary Care Mental Health Integration
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
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 Psychologist assigned as the Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Program Manager serves as the administrative leader of a multidisciplinary team including nurses, psychologists, nurse practitioners, doctoral level pharmacists, and social workers.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: In the role of PCMHI Psychologist Program Manager the Psychologist has direct and indirect administrative and professional supervisory responsibility for multiple FTEE.
- →He/she is the Supervisor of Record (i.e., signs Performance Appraisals, approves Time and Leave, etc.) for hose staff directly under her / his supervision FTEE.
- →For those staff not directly under his / her supervision, the Psychologist Program Manager provides evaluative input to the discipline supervisor but does not sign the Performance Appraisals.
- →Oversees the daily operation of the program, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.
- →Gives training, advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
- →Hears and resolves concerns from employees and works with Mental Health leadership to address issues that cannot be resolved at a lower level.
- →Prepares and presents requests for resources to the resource Management Committee (RMC), interviews applicants; recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments to unit positions.
- →Identifies and provides for training needs; and finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of care.
- →He / she also carries out Equal Employment Opportunity policies and program activities.
- →Ensures the efficient operation and provision of PCMHI services to up to multiple Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) teams within the Jackson VAMC, 5 PACT teams at a large CBOC, as well as multiple PACT Teams at CBOCs associated with the G.
- →(Sonny) Montgomery VAMC..
- →She/he also ensures that all PCMHI program services are provided in a coordinated and integrated manner with other Mental Health Services, as well as Medical Center specialty programs including: primary care, urgent care, telemedicine, and community-based clinics.
- →Executes supervisory, professional management, and administrative responsibilities that are complex in scope and involve fostering and maintaining working relationships throughout the Medical Center and CBOCs.
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.
- ✓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: 16d3fdb3-6817-438e-a16f-3e08139f4fe0
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