What are the responsibilities and job description for the Podiatrist - Program Manager - Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Center (PACC) position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
This position serves as a Program Manager/Team Lead/Supervisory Psychiatrist for Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Center (PACC) at the American Lake Division of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) Tacoma WA. In this capacity - the physician serves as the Program Manager of PACC for the Mental Health Service Line.
Duties
This position serves as a Program Manager/Team Lead/Supervisory Psychiatrist for Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Center (PACC) at the American Lake Division of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) Tacoma WA. In this capacity - the physician serves as the Program Manager of PACC for the Mental Health Service Line.
Duties
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- The Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Center (PACC)/Same Day Access (SDA) services at the American Lake Division of VA Puget Sound Health Care System provides urgent and walk-in mental health services to Veterans who are experiencing acute psychiatric conditions that are interfering with day-to-day functioning
- PACC staff triage - evaluate - and manage Veterans requesting mental health services due to a wide variety of psychiatric conditions including major depressive disorder - bipolar disorder -psychotic disorder - PTSD - anxiety disorders - dementia with behavioral disturbances - delirium - dual diagnosed Veterans - and Veterans who present as imminent risk of harm to self and/or others (i.e
- suicidal - homicidal - gravely disabled)
- In addition - PACC is also able to provide follow up medication management care in a less restrictive environment to Veterans who are in crisis but do not require admission to high intensity inpatient psychiatry - through the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
- PACC is also the entry point for new Veterans seeking to establish treatment in mental health services - and provides assessment and care coordination of Veterans who are new to mental health
- Duties may include: Provides broad program management responsibilities of a clinical care team - including leadership in the development - implementation - evaluation - and oversight of a complex program responsible for comprehensive clinical care of Veterans
- Responsible for the development - implementation - and oversight of operational policies and procedures for the treatment team - with the approval of the affiliated Program Director and/or Service Line Leader
- Organizes and leads team meetings in order to facilitate case disposition - care management - effective delivery of clinical interventions - and the adherence to administrative demands
- Functions as the first line supervising authority (i.e. - rater) for 7 employees
- For these individuals - the incumbent provides administrative - as well as clinical - supervision and/or consultation as appropriate
- Provides comprehensive psychiatric assessment and diagnostic services for Veterans with a broad range of psychopathology receiving care within the Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Center (PACC) - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) -including services for patients with complex psychopathology requiring advanced diagnostic and intervention skills
- Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am - 4:30pm Telework: ADHOC only Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Salary : $145,000 - $335,000