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Description of Assigned Duties:

This position is assigned to Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI), Veterans Health Indiana (VHI). The PCMHI position at this time is based at any VHI location that also provides Primary Care services but may need to provide services at other Veterans Health Indiana sites via video technology.
The PCMHI team works in a fast-paced, primary care setting. The PCMHI psychologist functions as part of the interdisciplinary primary care team, serving Veterans, Primary Care Providers, and allied Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) members. PCMHI provides services for a wide range of concerns, resolving problems within the primary care service context. PCMHI provides functional assessment and brief intervention, with the aim of population based, preventative care.
Our aim is to see Veterans the same day they see a PCP, normalizing meeting with the team psychologist as a routine primary care service. The primary goals are assisting PACT team members with identification, treatment, and management of mental health and behavioral medicine conditions in the Veteran population.

This position is designated as the PCMHI Program Manager. Duties and responsibilities in that role include, but are not limited to:

• Operation and management of key clinical, training, and administrative aspects of the PCMHI team
• Supervision of PCMHI staff
• Collaboration between professions within PCMHI (e.g., psychologist, social worker, psychiatrist, pharmacist, nurse, etc.) to ensure high fidelity to PCMHI models and high-quality care
• Collaboration with other services and clinics to ensure continuity of care across and outside of the mental health continuum of care
• Completion of administrative tasks in support of the PCMHI team and program (e.g., timecards, writing policy, creating grids/schedules, etc.)
• Consult management, both into and between PCMHI team
• Hiring, disciplinary actions, and position management of direct reports
• Collaboration with Psychiatry Service, Primary Care, and others to ensure VA's mission
• Oversight and administrative authority over all programming in the PCMHI Section, including staff, and participation in program development, implementation, and evaluation
• Maintaining compliance with PCMHI Checklist, to include determination of plan in cases where compliance is not met
• Providing consultation to other Psychiatry staff, as needed
• Representing the Medical Center at professional community group/events and committees, in conferences/meetings with higher ranking managers, supervisors, and staff from other disciplines or work units, and/or with representatives of local public interest groups, congressional district offices and employees of State and local governments

Conditions of employment

• 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.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• 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.

• 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.

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.
• English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j.
• Education: Must 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.
• Licensure: Candidates must 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

1. Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meet 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 performance priorities and standards
7. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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