Psychology Program Manager - Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team

Summary

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.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Makes decisions regarding the clinical operations of the program and day-to-day programmatic functioning of HPACT staff
• Provides direct supervision to an interdisciplinary team - as well as providing programmatic support in meeting the needs of homeless Veterans on HPACT
• Leads team meetings - program development - consulting with providers - data tracking/management - responding to consults - and providing consultation
• Ensures that team members provide medical and behavioral health specialty services that are Veteran centric - include evaluation to guide treatment planning - and aid in determining both appropriate treatment in specialty care based on the primary presenting symptoms diagnosis and treatment goals
• Facilitates and develops Memorandums of Understanding with community-based and private sector providers emphasizing collaboration in the care of homeless Veterans
• Monitors the safety of staff working with homeless Veterans and implement/update related policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Establishes - implements - and maintains referral - screening - and admission procedures for program participants which meet national standards as well as the needs of local medical center services and programs
• Provides direct support to the HJCR Deputy Section Chief and assist with the day-to-day program operations and development
• Observes and collects outcome measures - including Veteran satisfaction - and meeting formal and descriptive performance measures
• Reviews consults and responding to consults submitted for HPACT services
• Consults broadly with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues
• Provides a full scope of psychodiagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care
• Assesses and diagnoses mental disorders and conduct specialized psychological evaluations
• Treats mental disorders through a variety of modalities
• especially evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs
• such as - Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy)
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual and group psychotherapy - family therapy - consultation - and psychoeducation
• Provides mental health services via tele-health to remote locations - as necessary
• Coordinates care with the HPACT psychiatric prescriber and behavioral health RN to provide a full array of behavioral health services to Veterans served by HJCR
• Maintains academic/faculty appointments in affiliated training programs commensurate with his/her training - experience - and academic productivity
• Participates in Psychology Training Programs and Training Committees as appropriate
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staff of units to which the incumbent is assigned
• Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients
• Enters - reviews - and evaluates program data utilizing the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team database to monitor/track every Veteran that has been referred to local HPACT
• Oversees the establishment of program monitors and outcome measurements within programs assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
• 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact joshua.titensor@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• 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: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 612820 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized