Summary

This position is located in the Mental Health Care Line - VA Hudson Valley Health Care System. The VA Hudson Valley Health Care System offers a full range of acute and chronic care services for Veterans residing in six adjacent counties - including - Dutchess - Westchester - Putnam - Orange - Rockland - and Sullivan serving over 400 -000 Veterans.

Duties

• This position is located in the Mental Health Care Line - VA Hudson Valley Health Care System
• The VA Hudson Valley Health Care System offers a full range of acute and chronic care services for Veterans residing in six adjacent counties - including - Dutchess - Westchester - Putnam - Orange - Rockland - and Sullivan serving over 400 -000 Veterans
• Services include - but are not limited to medicine - surgery - psychiatry - rehabilitative medicine - long term care - women's health - blind rehabilitation - mental health - substance abuse - PTSD - and services for the seriously mental ill and nursing home care
• There are numerous specialty clinics and laboratories
• The incumbent is the Program Manager - Substance Abuse (SA) Dom - Montrose Campus
• In the role of Program Manager - SA Dom the incumbent will provide high quality Psychological clinical treatment - assessment - education - research services and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers and/or agencies as needed by the client
• The Program Manager will be responsible for the clinical structure of the SA Dom and the work provided by other multidisciplinary staff - either reporting to her/him or discipline specific supervisors
• The incumbent is responsible for program structure - evaluation of programing - staff supervision and performance evaluations and the overall daily structure and functioning of the unit
• The incumbent is also responsible for directing the training of our APA Psychology Internship Training Program
• The Program Manager - SA Dom provides full range of oversight of the day to day operation of the 30-bed SA Dom unit of the larger Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program - three bed sections
• All work done within the SA Dom is under the Program Manager's oversight
• Program Manager is responsible for some of the staff and their performance and is the task supervisor for those who have professional specific supervisors - for example but not limited to Nursing
• The Program Manager is responsible for the safety - structure for the unit
• The incumbent is responsible for ensuring all work necessary to ensure that the unit meets the standards for the VA - Joint Commission - CARF and any other regulatory oversight
• Clinical Responsibilities including - but not limited to: Diagnoses mental disorders - particularly SA - and conducts psychological and/or cognitive function assessments and neuropsychological screenings
• Treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities - particularly SA - and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders
• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care
• Administrative Duties including - but not limied to: Assigned supervisory responsibility (currently 4.5FTE psychologists and 4.0FTE psychology interns) by the Chief of Psychology for subordinates (psychologists - psychology/mental health technicians - clerical staff - and trainees) and assists the Chief of Psychology in responsibility for professional - management - and administrative aspects of Psychology Service within Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Services
• This includes approval of leave - ensuring coverage of clinical services - personnel actions - performance appraisal standards and evaluations - clinical assignments - management of psychological clinical programs and services - etc
• VA Careers - Psychologist: https://youtube.com/embed/77qHlLw9Xck Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Psychologist: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Psychology-Career-Flyer.pdf Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am - 4:30pm) Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 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
• Parental Leave: 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
• Child Care Subsidy: 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
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 13609-0