Psychology Program Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Psychology Program Manager

• Location: Amarillo or Lubbock

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

• Incentives: Recruitment/relocation incentive may be offered; Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) may be available (requires eligibility and timely application)

Description

The Psychology Program Manager supervises staff psychologists and several mental health social workers across multiple VA Behavioral Health clinic locations, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of outpatient mental health services. The role manages clinic programming, administrative and supervisory responsibilities for team leads, and supports compliance with performance measures, quality assurance, and workload reporting. The position also includes complex clinical and educational responsibilities, including assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and supervision/training of trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management and oversight for mental health service teams

• Maintain administrative and supervisory responsibility for Team Leads

• Foster a cohesive interdisciplinary team environment

• Assist facility leadership with execution of Mental Health Performance Measures, SAIL, workload, VERA capture, Veteran patient satisfaction, and quality assurance

• Use judgment to interpret trends/patterns and apply guidelines to improve outpatient mental health services

• Review Community Care consults

• Facilitate staff meetings for administrative and staff development, and team-based clinical care

• Support equal employment opportunity (EEO) and non-discriminatory employment practices

• Participate in Network and/or National Health Care System committees

• Conduct psychological assessments/neuropsychological screenings and diagnose mental disorders

• Provide treatment through a variety of modalities and deliver adjunctive interventions for medical disorders

• Serve as a resource to other professional personnel and resolve complex interdisciplinary treatment concerns

• Educate Veterans and family members; practice and guide recovery-model care

• Provide clinical supervision/training for residents, interns, practicum students, and other trainees

• Complete program evaluations and support measurement, analysis, and program evaluation/outcome data

• May participate in research and present outcomes at VA and national scientific meetings

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Selectively Service registration for eligible males born after 12/31/1959

• Full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level psychology license

• Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA/PCSAS/CPA-accredited program (or doctoral degree plus approved respecialization)

• APA/CPA-accredited professional psychology internship (or approved alternate internship/licensure equivalency)

• EDRP: if eligible, submit the EDRP application within four months of appointment and meet VHA eligibility requirements

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases (including possible above-minimum rate adjustments)

• Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)

• Parental leave up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy may be available after 60 days for eligible full-time employees

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care coverage options

• Telework: ad hoc telework may be authorized

• Recruitment/relocation incentives: authorized and may be offered to highly qualified candidates; Permanent Change of Station (PCS) not authorized