CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST - Impaired Provider Coordinator
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST - Impaired Provider Coordinator right now, this career will be placed in Minnesota. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
922645
OUR MISSION:
To fulfill President Linc! oln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
http://www.vacareers.va.go! v/
NOTE:
The Professional Standards Board ! (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidateÂ's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed in that specific grade. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
Incentives are not authorized for this position.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
Background and-or Security Investigation required
DUTIES:
The Impaired Provider Program Coordinator (IPP) for the Office of Public Health, Occupational Health Group, provides lea! dership and expertise at the national level regarding relevant health behavior change as part of the VHA Employee Health Promotion/Disease and Impairment Prevention Program (EHPDIP). The purpose of the IPP is to manage health issues, such as drug/alcohol abuse, mental illness, and/or loss of motor skills, of health care providers. Incumbent performs duties with wide latitude, exercising independent judgment and full, delegated autonomy. Duties include:
Provides expertise in the overall planning, direction, coordination, development and evaluation of an Impaired Provider (IP) Program;
Expert consultant at the national level serving as a national authority in development and implementation of major IP programs including advice and guidance on problems and issues monitoring outcomes;
Develops program objectives, sets performance standards, evaluates research potential of innovative projects;
Determines national standards for IP programs/proj! ects by which to judge effectiveness;
Establishes goals and ob! jectives in order to identify successful program accomplishments;
Analyzes and develops new or proposed policies to ensure compliance and compatibility with VHA mission and goals;
Serves as a consultant to and collaborates with other program managers within the Office of Public Health/Occupational Health including Clinical Employee Health, Workers Compensation and Workplace Violence Prevention;
Serves as lead consultant to EHPDIP staff on health behavior coaching and motivational interviewing for employees;
Maintains awareness of and provides consultation on health behavior interventions to promote health and prevent disease;
In collaboration with EHPDIP Program Manager and others, plans, develops, adapts, implements, and assesses efficiency of health behavior interventions to promote health and address health risk behaviors such as weight, tobacco use, stress, excessive alcohol use;
Provides technical assistance, consul! tation and guidance to national, state, and/or local agencies, organizations, research entities regarding IPP studies, programs, strategies and services;
Oversees the establishment of program monitors, outcomes, measures required for clinical performance or quality improvement analysis;
Acts as a liaison with policy-level officials within VHA.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
AND
Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that has been accredited by APA.
LICENSUR! E: Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psych! ology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English.
Creditable experience:
To be creditable, experience must be post-doctoral degree and must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics associated with current professional psychology practice. Creditable post-doctoral degree experience can be obtained through employment as a psychologist or through participating in a supervised post-doctoral psychology training program. This may be evidenced by one or both of the following:
Active professional practice.
A full, current, and unrestricted license.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
In addition to the ba! sic requirements, the following criteria must be met for the GS-14:
Experience: At least 1 year of professional psychologist experience equivalent to the next lower grade level and must fully meet the KSA's for that level. Experience in leadership positions at a national level directing a patient care program component or direct organizational development. Duties and responsibilities that affect the overall functioning of a national program and exercise a wide latitude, autonomy and independence. The administrative and/or technical work is of substantial level of difficulty and responsibility. Experience with delegated authority to determine long range plans and assure implementation of goals and objectives. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following professional KSAs and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs.
Knowledge of, and ability to understand and communicate, existing policies and regulations.
Ability to develop and recommend new or revised policies that are consistent with organizational goals and objectives.
Knowledge of, and ability to utilize resource materials as well as ability to develop new materials when needed.
Ability to relate to individuals at many different levels both within and external to the organization.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with a diverse group of professional staff.
Reference:
VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G18
PLEASE NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognize! d by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Al
l education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work typically involves sedentary, light or moderate duties and warrant low levels of physical requirements.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending ! separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligibl! e for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range o! f benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
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Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this career, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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