Psychology Program Manager - PRRC

Veterans Health Administration • San Diego, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Psychology Program Manager directs the Psychosocial Recovery and Rehabilitation Center (PRRC), overseeing staff and the program’s administrative and clinical operations. The role ensures compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, professional, federal, and VHA requirements and works to meet customer and stakeholder needs. The manager develops objectives aligned with organizational and multidisciplinary priorities, monitors program performance data, and advises leadership on significant operational issues. Clinical care may also be provided as appropriate to the employee’s clinical privileges.

The position includes supervisory responsibilities, such as assigning and scheduling work, setting priorities, providing performance feedback, evaluating employees, resolving complaints, recommending awards and within-grade increases, and addressing performance or conduct problems. The manager also identifies staffing, equipment, supply, overtime, space, and training needs and works with staff and leadership to support the program’s goals.

The position is full-time, with a Monday–Friday schedule between 0700 and 1700; the tour is flexible within that timeframe. Telework and virtual work are not available. The role is a permanent federal position and may require a one- or two-year trial period.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level psychology license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology, including the specified accreditation or degree-and-respecialization pathways; school psychology is not eligible for this VHA appointment.
• Successful completion of a qualifying professional psychology internship, subject to the stated exceptions.
• At least three years of professional psychologist experience, including at least one year equivalent to the GS-13 grade level.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Knowledge of and ability to use evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines and guide staff in using them.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups from divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
• Skill in managing and directing others to achieve program goals and objectives.
• Ability to translate management goals and objectives into coordinated and controlled operations.
• Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and develop and implement effective solutions.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Must pass applicable pre-employment screening, including a physical evaluation; applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to pre-appointment drug testing.
• Must meet applicable background/security, onboarding, identification, and influenza vaccination requirements.
• Must complete all application requirements detailed in the announcement’s Required Documents section.

Responsibilities

• Directs and organizes PRRC staff activities and ensures compliance with applicable requirements and stakeholder needs.
• Develops program goals and objectives that align with organizational and multidisciplinary staff objectives.
• Analyzes and monitors data from VA databases to assess PRRC performance and functioning.
• Interprets and applies relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines, and supports successful site visits and audits.
• Establishes, assesses, and revises policies and procedures for PRRC administrative and clinical operations.
• Plans and schedules work, coordinates schedules with relevant leaders and customers, and adjusts priorities as needed.
• Plans subordinate work, sets short-term priorities, prepares schedules, and assigns work according to priorities and staff capabilities.
• Reviews organizational mission, functions, and staffing; initiates requests for resources such as personnel, overtime, equipment, supplies, and space.
• Works with staff to optimize training resources and ensure appropriate training within the PRRC.
• Advises MHCL leadership on significant issues and problems related to completing work.
• Establishes metrics and analysis systems to ensure timely actions and reviews.
• Reviews subordinate work and accepts, amends, or rejects it.
• Manages personnel responsibilities, including explaining expectations, providing feedback, evaluating performance, recommending awards, approving within-grade increases, and addressing complaints and conduct or performance issues.
• Provides clinical care as appropriate to clinical privileges.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program eligibility, subject to individual requirements and approval; potential award up to $200,000 over one to five years.
• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year, including annual leave, sick leave, and 11 federal holidays.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to approval.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 12 months of employment, subject to program terms.
• Potential childcare subsidy for eligible full-time employees, subject to income and eligibility requirements.
• Traditional federal pension and federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many programs may be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree