Supervisory Psychology Program Manager (Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator)

Summary

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

A Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP) is accountable for clinical and administrative operations for Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center and is expected to adhere to service standards regarding matters of timeliness, accuracy and compliance with procedures and quality of work produced. The purpose of this hybrid position, with 80% administrative and 20% clinical time allotted is to direct the administrative and clinical aspects of the WVPP program. Major duties include but not limited to: Forming and maintaining a cohesive team of staff from a variety of disciplines and supervisory chains of authority to ensure targeted and evidence-based efforts to ensure the safety of TVAMC stakeholders. The WVPP has oversight and administrative authority over all programming and participates in program development, implementation, and evaluation. The WVPP Program Manager works with the service and hospital Accreditation Committees to ensure all programming, documentation and physical environment meets or exceeds current standards. The essential program management responsibilities of the WVPP Program Manager include coordination of all aspects of the Workplace Violence Prevention Program for TVAMC . Interpreting and writing policies, procedures, and program guidelines in the development, planning, operations, and continuous performance improvement of all components of the WVPP. Being responsible for responding to FOIA and Congressional requests and inquiries directed to the DBC and/or the WVPP. Ensuring all workplace violence prevention activities within the facility take a trauma-informed approach, while also ensuring the safety of Veterans, visitors, volunteers, contractors, trainees and staff as the primary goal. Collaborating effectively with the Mental Health Service Line leadership, Executive Leadership Team, legal representatives, the Office of Inspector General, court officials including the Assistant U.S. Attorney, police (VA and community), and other consumers and/or community providers when necessary. Obtaining and maintaining PMDB Certified Trainer status, and obtaining and maintaining Master Trainer Status, which will require travel to other VHA and DoD facilities nationwide, to teach PMDB Train-the-Trainer courses. Leading the Behavioral Rapid Response Team (BRRT) of administrative and clinical executives such as the Chief of Staff (COS), Chief of Police, Regional Counsel, Patient Safety, Mental Health, to assess, triage and manage patient-generative disruptive behavior immediately. Maintaining knowledge and use of latest evidence-based risk assessment and management literature and tools, conducting clinical threat/risk assessments of Veterans and Veteran-generative disruptive behavior to determine recommendations for risk mitigation to be used in consultation with providers, clinical staff and DBC members. Leading a team of Administrative and Clinical Executives including Human Resource Employee Relations/Labor Relations representatives, Executive Office representative, Chief of Police or other senior-level representatives, Registered Nurse, and representative from local union and labor bargaining unit to assess, triage and manage employee-generated disruptive behavior immediately. Responsible for financial management of the WVPP section, including budget oversight, planning and management. Developing annual strategic and budget plans for the WVPP section consistent with guidance and goals from the Mental Health Service Line, Director's Office and/or Fiscal Service and oversees its execution and monitoring for complications. The WVPP Program Manager will dedicate up to 10% of their time to direct clinical care based on facility clinical needs and consistent with their professional discipline and credentialing/privileging. Work Schedule: 08:00am-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Work schedule is subject to change based on agency needs. Compressed/Flexible: Not Available. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 62394F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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. Education: 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: The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and, the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. AND, Internship: 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 psychology 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. If the internship experience is not noted on th