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.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
• 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
• Strictly for the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment as a psychologist in VHA, there is no distinction between the specialty areas (with the exception of school psychology)
• OR (2) 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 (3) Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature
• Must also have: (4) 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
• 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
• Grade Determinations: (a) 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 meets 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 representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view
• 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 performs and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program
• 7
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program
• References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G18 The ideal candidate would have experience in an intensive outpatient program including development and implementationof programs , policies and procedures
• Supervisory/leadership experience preferred
• Physical Requirements: Moderate Lifting (15-44 pounds); Light carrying (under 15 pounds); straight pulling; Reaching above shoulders; Use of fingers and both hands required; walking (1 hour); Standing (2 hours); Near vision correctable at 13 to 16 to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish basic and shades of colors.
Duties
The psychologist serves as a supervisor and subject matter expert for all Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services at Roseburg VA Health Care System (RVAHCS).
In this capacity, the psychologist supervises all SUD Mental Health staff in Roseburg and its associated CBOCs.The psychologist provides programmatic oversight of the SUD programs and activities.
The psychologist provides direct care consistent with his/her scope of practice.
FUNCTION OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES This psychologist has broad program management responsibilities which include the operation and management of key clinical, training, and/or administrative programs related to SUD Mental Health care.
Responsibilities include development and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures; oversight of administrative and programmatic resources; and monitoring of outcomes using a data driven quality assurance process.
Decisions made affect staff and other resources associated with the programs managed and are made while exercising wide latitude and independent judgment.
Such programs deliver specialized, complex, highly professional services that are important program components of the medical center and significantly impact the health care provided to veterans.
In addition, the psychologist has supervisory responsibility for subordinates.
In this, the psychologist also has line and staff authority for resource allocations within the area of responsibility and ensures the efficient operation of the organizational unit.
Responsibilities include supervision of staff, professional management, and administrative responsibilities that are complex in scope and that constitute a significant component of the medical center.
Decisions are made exercising wide latitude and independent judgment.
Further, the psychologist assuming these responsibilities is expected to be a content expert in SUDs, visible at facility, VISN (20), and national levels.
As such, the psychologist may serve on committees and workgroups impacting policies and practice patterns at all three levels of influence.
In addition, the psychologist may represent the Roseburg VA Health Care System as a spokesperson concerning the status of care of veterans through communications with the media, political figures, and prominent officials within the Roseburg VA Health Care System, VISN 20, and VA Central Office.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized.
EDRP Authorized: Contact
[email protected] for questions/assistance.
Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.
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