Psychologist - Program Manager BHIP

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

NOTE: This multi-discipline recruitment that will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Social Worker; Psychologist; Physician - Psychiatry Program Manager; Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Posting: CBTD-12872072-26-CC Psychologist Posting: CBTD-12871790-26-HS Physician - Psychiatry Program Manager???????: CBTD-12873681-26-CC Physician Assistant Posting: CBTD-12878500-26-CB ???????The Social Worker (Program Coordinator) position is located within the Mental Health Service at the Togus VAMC and RO Augusta Maine. General Description: The Program Manager is responsible for the implementation and oversight of multiple teams with Team Leads that report to them. The Program Manager is a supervisory position. The Program Manager is provided administrative time to manage their teams. Program Management Responsibilities: (50%) Maintain overall responsibility for their teams and the delivery of outpatient general mental care. Report directly to the Chief of Mental Health Service. Supervise staff members on their team. Educate and assist teams in the implementation of various initiatives that impact their programs. Review daily the number of consults conducted in their Teams Receive or pull daily information about open encounters on the team and share with the team leads. Gather data weekly and disseminate to the team leads in weekly meetings. Supervise personnel who build the clinics for the teams. Receive information from leadership daily about call outs for the team and work with team to help patients be seen or rescheduled. Manage interpersonal dynamics as they arise. Clinical Responsibilities: (50%) Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostics and treatment planning services including clinical interviewing, assessment, and consultation. Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual and group psychotherapy. Selects and provides the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care, including evidence-based care. Consults with mental health staff and other medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues. Participate in multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment teams. Maintain security of Veterans' medical records and disability claims files ("C file"), as well as psychological test materials in accordance with HIPPA guidelines, APA ethical standards, and state statutes as applicable. Functions independently as a member of the Mental Health Service, with full clinical privileges; assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patientcare decisions, and documentation. Completes administrative functions, including report and progress note writing, and attending staff and organizational meetings. Works in compliance with local and national performance measures, including timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. Telework: Available on Ad-Hoc basis, as determined by supervisor. Functional Statement #: F04331 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ???????Hannah.Neilson@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Notification: Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement. This position is in the Excepted Service. This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by a special rate. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.