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Senior Psychologist (Service Chief)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Full Time Permanent Senior Psychologist Service Chief (Chief Psychologist) has full responsibility for the professional management, administrative supervision, and oversight of the professional practice of psychology Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, MVAHC (Complexity Level 1A) in the Mental Health Service Line (MHSL) which includes Community Based Outpatient Clinics (13) and the Rehabilitation and Extended Care Service Line (REC).
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent is responsible for all professional, management, and administrative aspects of psychology and vocational rehabilitation services.
- →Workload and productivity assignments and metrics are managed by the incumbent.
- →Clinical Responsibilities: Consults with and serves as a resource for other clinicians regarding the need for and development of psychological services, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and utilization of evidenced based treatments and clinical practice guidelines.
- →May provides a full range of psychological services using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- →This includes the following individual, couple/family, group psychotherapy, diagnostic interviews and psychological assessment.
- →Academic/Teaching/Training: May hold faculty appointment at affiliated university.
- →Responsible for the overall coordination of the Psychology Training Program and Training Committee.
- →May provide clinical supervision and training.
- →Research/Program Evaluation: Responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations and documents required by the Medical Center, VISN and VACO ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies such as JCAHO.
- →Oversees the establishment of various aspects of programs, monitors outcome measurements as appropriate within programs assigned using data-driven quality assurance processes.
- →Provides support for outcome projects using data-driven quality assurance processes including establishing and monitoring team production and performance standards and implementing patient treatment outcome and satisfaction clinical and research projects.
- →Consults with others to offer research guidance and to stimulate new research directions.
- →Prepares requests for funding proposals and grant proposals as needed.
- →Other Significant Responsibilities: VISN/VAMC Assignments: Assures the needs and rights of patients and other customers are met while also supporting VA missions.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 906ba3bf-458c-4112-a795-ba2ea889acc2
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