Psychology Program Manager - Workplace Violence Prevention Program

Veterans Health Administration•Grand Junction, CO

22h•Onsite

About The Position

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. Duties Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Obtains & maintains PMDB Certified Trainer status, & obtains & maintains Master Trainer status, which will require travel to other VHA & DoD facilities nationwide, to teach PMDB Train-the-Trainer courses. Leads a PMDB training team to coordinate training of WCHCS staff. Leads the Behavioral Rapid Response Team (BRRT): Lead a Team of Admin & Clinical Executives such as the Chief of Staff (COS), Chief of Police, Regional Counsel, Patient Safety, Mental Health, to assess, triage & manage patient-generated disruptive behavior immediately. Responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day business of the committee. Implements, educates, trains & updates for local policy on Management of Disruptive Behavior. Serves as consultant to BRRT to identify problems in the behavioral emergency process. Coordinates quality improvement projects around disruptive behavior. Responsible for the management of computer-based flagging systems for identifying potentially violent or dangerous veteran patients, including annual review & maintaining a record of all patient flag reviews. The incumbent will evaluate new requests for flags regarding dangerousness warning of patients. Responsible for all VISN & Central Office requests for information about disruptive behavior training or any data about disruptive behavior incidents. Interfaces with WCHCS Police, Officer of the Inspector General & Coordinated Care Programs to manage patients with disruptive behavior. Provides expert consultation with WCHCS providers regarding management of disruptive patients. Responsible for education, training, implementation of local & national policies pertaining to disruptive behavior. Leads a Team of Administrative & Clinical Executives including Human Resource Employee Relations/Labor Relations representative, Executive Office representative, Chief of Police or other senior level representative, Registered Nurse, & representative from local union & labor bargaining unit to assess, triage & manage employee- generated disruptive behavior immediately. Responsible for financial management of the service, including budget oversight, planning, & management. Develops collaborative relationships with the other clinical service chiefs to assure full support & coordination between services. Breaks down barriers in the workplace in favor of highly reliable work systems. Responsible for assuring appropriate action in matters such as promotions, selections, rewards & recognition, training, & problem resolution as these actions relate to the service. Responsible for development & implementation of competencies, providing opportunities for continuing education, peer review, career development & professional enrichment for service employees. Provide a full range of psychological services, including assessment & using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care. Consults with & serves as a resource for other professional personnel concerning the need for & development of psychological services. Provides professional advice & consultation in areas related to professional psychology & behavioral health.

Requirements

United States Citizenship.
Non-citizens may only 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 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.
OR 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. NOTE: The applicant must provide an official transcript and/or certificate documenting the completion of the re-specialization program, which includes completion of an APA or CPA internship.
OR Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
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 New VHA 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 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 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 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.
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.
At least three years of experience as a professional psychologist, with atleast one year equivalent to the GS-13 grade level.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experienceabove, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meet multiple deadlines.
Knowledge of and ability to utilize evidence based practices and clinical practice guidelines appropriately and ability to guide staff in using these tools.
Ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups.
Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives.
Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.
Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards.
Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program.
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 identification 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.
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.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of practices associated with violence prevention, threat mitigation and management and training of the Workplace Violence Prevention Program to include Disruptive Behavior and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

Obtains & maintains PMDB Certified Trainer status, & obtains & maintains Master Trainer status, which will require travel to other VHA & DoD facilities nationwide, to teach PMDB Train-the-Trainer courses.
Leads a PMDB training team to coordinate training of WCHCS staff.
Leads the Behavioral Rapid Response Team (BRRT): Lead a Team of Admin & Clinical Executives such as the Chief of Staff (COS), Chief of Police, Regional Counsel, Patient Safety, Mental Health, to assess, triage & manage patient-generated disruptive behavior immediately.
Responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day business of the committee.
Implements, educates, trains & updates for local policy on Management of Disruptive Behavior.
Serves as consultant to BRRT to identify problems in the behavioral emergency process.
Coordinates quality improvement projects around disruptive behavior.
Responsible for the management of computer-based flagging systems for identifying potentially violent or dangerous veteran patients, including annual review & maintaining a record of all patient flag reviews.
The incumbent will evaluate new requests for flags regarding dangerousness warning of patients.
Responsible for all VISN & Central Office requests for information about disruptive behavior training or any data about disruptive behavior incidents.
Interfaces with WCHCS Police, Officer of the Inspector General & Coordinated Care Programs to manage patients with disruptive behavior.
Provides expert consultation with WCHCS providers regarding management of disruptive patients.
Responsible for education, training, implementation of local & national policies pertaining to disruptive behavior.
Leads a Team of Administrative & Clinical Executives including Human Resource Employee Relations/Labor Relations representative, Executive Office representative, Chief of Police or other senior level representative, Registered Nurse, & representative from local union & labor bargaining unit to assess, triage & manage employee- generated disruptive behavior immediately.
Responsible for financial management of the service, including budget oversight, planning, & management.
Develops collaborative relationships with the other clinical service chiefs to assure full support & coordination between services.
Breaks down barriers in the workplace in favor of highly reliable work systems.
Responsible for assuring appropriate action in matters such as promotions, selections, rewards & recognition, training, & problem resolution as these actions relate to the service.
Responsible for development & implementation of competencies, providing opportunities for continuing education, peer review, career development & professional enrichment for service employees.
Provide a full range of psychological services, including assessment & using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
Consults with & serves as a resource for other professional personnel concerning the need for & development of psychological services.
Provides professional advice & consultation in areas related to professional psychology & behavioral health.

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Competitive salary ®ular salary increases.
When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 .
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) &federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.