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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 21 hours ago

Mental Health Program Manager (Psychology Program Manager)

Lexington, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$141K/yr - $184K/yr

3+ years exp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Mental Health Program Manager to oversee the Primary Care Mental Health Integration program. This role involves supervising interdisciplinary staff, managing complex patient care, and ensuring compliance with VA standards while providing mental health treatment and assessment services.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Supervises interdisciplinary staff including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, LPCCs, Nurses, Peer Specialists, and Vocational Rehab Specialists housed in specialty clinics throughout mental health, including conducting performance appraisals, handling disciplinary actions, managing time and leave, and evaluating for and recommending awards

Responsible for training incoming staff on best practice, compliance within VA standards of documentation, and ensuring appropriate training for trainees across multiple disciplines

Handles, prioritizes and delegates complex patient care, personnel, budget, education, and program planning activities

Responsible for a variety of accountability practices, that there are appropriate quality improvement practices in place and providing necessary pertinent data on the programs included in the incumbent's sphere of responsibility

Writes facility policies and standard operating procedures consistent with national standards and remains knowledgeable of current staffing, productivity, clinical care guidelines/policies/directives that impact staffing and clinical care

Provides a full range of mental health treatment and assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients

Applying advanced theories and techniques to a wide range of Veterans with mental health disorders

Responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center

Attend all clinical staff meetings

Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation

Coordinating treatment planning and delivery of services that best meet the needs of patients and are based on scientific research on optimal treatment

Promoting communication/interactions between team members, patients, and their families to facilitate the treatment process

The incumbent will develop, initiate, implement, and review psychosocial treatment plans based on the patient's assessed needs

May be asked to serve as Acting Chief or Assistant Chief of Mental Health service, in the event of their absence and will also provide coverage to other programs as needed

Qualification

Doctoral degree in psychologyProfessional psychology internshipFull unrestricted psychology licenseBoard certification in psychologyEvidence-based practicesOrganizational skillsLeadership skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving 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

English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)

Education: 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

OR Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and - in addition - successfully complete a re-specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re-specialization 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

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

Internships: 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 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 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 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 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

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

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)

Grade Determinations: Psychology Program Manager - GS-14 Experience

At least three years of experience as a professional psychologist - with at least one year equivalent to the GS-13 grade level

Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities

In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:1 Ability to organize work - set priorities - delegate tasks - and meet multiple deadlines.2 Knowledge of and ability to utilize evidence based practices and clinical practice guidelines appropriately and ability to guide staff in using these tools.3 Ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups.4 Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives.5 Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.6 Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards.7 Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program

Physical Requirements: Work requires some pulling - pushing - bending - walking and standing

Must have the ability to stand - walk and bend for prolonged periods and to function calmly under stress

Benefits

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

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer 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: Available - Ad-hoc