Psychology Program Manager (PTSD Domiciliary)

Quick Facts

• Role: Psychologist Program Manager for a 20-bed Domiciliary PTSD (DOM PTSD) program for Veterans

• Focus: PTSD Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Program (RRTP) operations and compliance

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm or 7:30am–4:00pm

Description

Serve as the Program Manager responsible for planning, developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and controlling all PTSD RRTP operations for a specialized 20-bed Domiciliary PTSD program. Manage clinical and administrative operations to ensure safe, efficient, and effective rehabilitation and treatment services, including policy development, procedure writing, mandated reporting, accreditation requirements, budgeting, cost reduction, grant proposals, and compliance with Joint Commission and VACO standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, implement, monitor, evaluate, and control PTSD RRTP operations

• Manage clinical and administrative operations for safe and effective service delivery

• Develop and implement RRTP policies with clinical, allied health, and administrative partners

• Create written procedures for daily operations, including hazardous materials detection and safe medication management

• Complete mandated reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and accreditation requirements

• Serve as accountable officer for fund control point and prepare budget estimates for procurement needs

• Reduce operating costs using innovative work methods, continuous improvements, sampling, and automation

• Write grant proposals to fund staff positions and enhance residential services

• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission and VACO standards and direct staff compliance activities

• Communicate program emphasis, operating policy, and treatment philosophy across internal and community partners

• Delegate tasks to treatment team members and ensure compliance with program policy manuals and directives

• Develop staff position descriptions and functional statements

• Lead hiring activities (recruitment, selection, orientation) with discipline leaders

• Coordinate vocational rehabilitation and employment services

• Develop partnerships for outreach, referrals, and care coordination; design processes for seamless care transitions

• Develop admissions procedures to maximize rapid access; provide administrative and clinical supervision and evaluate performance

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficient in written and spoken English

• Doctoral degree in psychology (APA/PCSAS/CPA-accredited specialty consistent with assignment) OR doctoral psychology plus approved re-specialization meeting accreditation and specialty alignment OR eligible older doctoral degree/dissertation criteria

• Completed an APA- or CPA-accredited professional psychology internship consistent with the assignment (or meet acceptable alternatives/board certification pathways)

• Full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level license to practice psychology in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC

• Board certification if the internship was not APA/CPA-accredited at the time it was completed (must remain current)

• At least 3 years experience as a professional psychologist, including at least 1 year equivalent to GS-13

• Demonstrate KSAs: organize/prioritize/delegate; apply evidence-based practices and clinical guidelines; manage diverse groups; direct staff to program goals; translate management objectives into operations; set/monitor performance standards; analyze/solve operational problems

• Subject to background/security investigation and required onboarding

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annually (including annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)

• Parental leave after 12 months (up to 12 weeks paid)

• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days (income threshold and capped reimbursement)

• Federal retirement (pension with vesting and 401K up to 5% employer contributions)

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Telework: authorized on an ad-hoc basis per agency policy