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This announcement is open to US Citizens- Veteran's preference will be applied. Current, permanent Federal employees apply for consideration under CBDA-10345020-19-MH-AMR. This announcement will be open until filled. Candidates will be pulled periodically.
This position is assigned to the Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) clinic and the Substance Use Disorder Treatment Outpatient Program (STOP) within the Mental Health Service at the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
10/29/2018 to 12/31/2018
$61,605 - $114,146 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
13
No
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CBDA-10345020-19-MH-AMR
515281300
US Citizens- Veteran's preference will be applied.
Clinical Responsibilities:
Assessments and Screening:
Conducts assessments for mental health, substance use, psychosocial and any associated problems in the substance use disorders residential and outpatient clinical settings.
Diagnoses mental disorders and provide cognitive function screenings and psychological assessments.
Formulates treatment plans for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and document such in the Mental Health Treatment Suite.
Intervention/Treatment:
Uses appropriate treatment modalities including individual, group, couples, and family psychotherapy.
Provides addiction-focused evidence based psycliotherapy that must be considered for all patients with substance use disorders as well as co-occurring mental health disorders.
Maintains phone contact with patients, families, and community agencies as needed.
Participates in discharge planning and write discharge summaries. When clinically indicated, s/he will do a provider to provider hand off.
Consultation and Referral:
Completes SUD and STOP consults and refers the veteran to any mental health services needed.
Serves as a consultant to others needing guidance and direction in the management of complex, difficult patient care cases, especially involving substance use and co-occurring disorders in residential and other settings.
Coordinates health care services with other departments within the VA facility as appropriate.
Administrative Responsibilities:
Participates in the professional activities of the Mental Health Service and KCVAMC at the direction or approval of the SUD Program Manager and ultimately the Chief of Mental Health.
Assists in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for Veteran populations in his/her care.
Adheres to all established national, local, and professional operational policies and procedures.
Teaching and Training:
Provides clinical supervision and instruction of psychology postdoctoral residents, psychology interns, psychology practicum students, addiction fellow, psychiatry residents, medical students, and trainees in other professions.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am -4:30 pm, with evenings, weekends, and/or adjusted tours as needed to ensure quality care to Veterans.
Functional Statement: Psychologist STOP / 00000
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
If applicants are interviewed for the position, performance based interview questions will be used. For additional information regarding performance-based interviews, please review the following website on the internet: http://www.va.gov/pbi. In addition, candidates may be interviewed by a panel.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the grade and salary at which the candidate will be placed. For internal selectees eligible for promotion, the board will determine grade and HR will determine step in accordance with policy.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2018 to receive consideration.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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