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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 month ago

Psychology Program Manager (MHIS) - EDRP Approved

Corpus Christi, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$140K/yr - $182K/yr

3+ years exp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Psychology Program Manager to oversee the Mental Health Integrated Services programs. This role involves planning, implementing, and supervising mental health services, ensuring adherence to standards, and providing direct clinical services as needed.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Mental Health Integrated Services (MHIS) Program Manager is directly responsible to the Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health (ACOS MH) and coordinates programmatically with Chief of Psychology as needed

The incumbent assists in planning - establishing - and implementing policies and procedures for the Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Program - Health Behavior Coordination (HBC) - Pain Psychology - Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Psychology - Urgent Care Mental Health Integration (UCMHI) - and other Mental Health Integration (MHI) programs

Administratively and clinically supervising personnel across those programs

Developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring - operating - evaluating - coordinating - and overseeing mental health services delivered under those programs for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VATVCBHCS)

The PCMHI program includes clinical and non-clinical staff from multiple disciplines including direct report supervisee psychologists - licensed professional mental health counselors - clinical social workers - and psychology technicians - as well as staff (mental health RN and clinical pharmacists) who are directly supervised through other services

The HBPC - HBC - and Pain staff currently include clinical psychologist direct reports - while the UCMHI clinicians are presently Social Workers or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors

The incumbent works with the other MHIS supervisor to ensure all MHIS staff adhere to all current directives of VHA - and meet current Joint Commission standards - State licensure standards - and VA-OIG expectations

The incumbent will conduct ongoing intensive reviews and appraisals to ensure the accomplishment of objectives and adherence to standards set by governing and accreditation bodies

The incumbent also provides direct clinical services for a portion of his/her time

In addition - the MHIS Program Manager functions as a subject matter expert and leader within the health care system in issues that relate to the MHIS programs

Exhibits leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups served through MHI programs that cross service and discipline lines and influence organizational mission and health care

The incumbent provides administrative - technical - and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of MHIS personnel

Assists with performance measure monitoring - evaluation - and action plans for program improvement/enhancement as well as accreditation reviews and pertinent site visits

Qualification

Doctoral degree in psychologyAPACPA accredited internshipFull unrestricted psychology licenseEvidence-based practicesSupervisory experienceOrganizational skillsAnalytical skillsEnglish proficiencyLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

Education: (1) Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) - the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) - or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed

The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed

For the purpose of meeting this requirement - the term 'specialty area' refers to the specific specialty areas recognized by the accrediting body and not to specific job duties that might require special skills

Currently - APA accredits doctoral programs in the specialty areas of clinical psychology - counseling psychology - school psychology - or combinations of two or more of those areas

PCSAS accredits doctoral programs in psychological clinical science

CPA accredits doctoral programs in clinical psychology - counseling psychology - clinical neuropsychology - and school psychology

There are no job assignments in VHA that require the skills of a school psychologist - therefore - an applicant with a degree in the specialty area of school psychology is not eligible for appointment

OR (2) Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and - in addition - successfully complete a respecialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the respecialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program and - (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed

NOTE: The applicant must provide an official transcript and/or certificate documenting the completion of the re-specialization program - which includes completion of an APA or CPA internship

Psychologists who have successfully completed a re-specialization program as described above and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the educational requirements of these qualification standards

OR (3) Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution - with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature

AND Internships: (a) Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed

OR (b) New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement - provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern

OR (c) VHA facilities that offered full-time - one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement

OR (d) Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed

(NOTE: Once board certified - the employee is required to maintain board certification.) OR (e) Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program

If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript - the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program

NOTE: Psychologists who meet the requirements of this revision and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the requirements of this qualification standard

Licensure: Hold a full - current - and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or the District of Columbia

English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3j

Preferred

Experience organizing work - setting priorities - delegating tasks - and meeting multiple deadlines

Experience utilizing evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines

Experience supervising others in the use of evidence-based practice guidelines

Experience working effectively with individuals or groups representing widely divergent backgrounds - interests - and points of view

Experience in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives

Experience in translating management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations

Experience establishing and monitoring production and performance priorities and standards

Experience in analyzing organizational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Yes-This is an onsite position. Telework may be offered when deemed necessary by the department