Psychologist- Whole Health and Wellbeing Program

Major duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

Administrative Responsibilities - 70%
Assess organizational Whole Health needs and lead strategic planning
-Analyze organizational challenges affecting employee wellbeing and Whole Health culture.
- Conduct needs assessments gather employee feedback and use data to shape core program components.
- Implement monitor and revise the Whole Health strategic plan across EKHCS hospitals and CBOCs.
- Ensure Whole Health initiatives are aligned with system goals including HRO and Organizational Health Board priorities.

Lead Whole Health governance committees and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Chair the Employee Whole Health Committee.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary staff supervisors senior leaders union partners and external agencies to advance Whole health and employee wellbeing across the agency.
- Coordinate Whole Health clinical integration supporting Integration Champions and cross-department effort.

Develop manage and improve Whole Health programs and services
- Oversee evaluate and improve Whole Health offerings for employees and Veterans including CIH programming.
- Manage operations for Whole Health spaces (gyms rooms fairs care carts) and coordinate new program development.
- Lead pilots and special projects in collaboration with facility leadership research partners and community agencies.
- Use digital feedback systems to evaluate programming and drive quality improvement.

Ensure compliance accreditation and policy development
- Write and maintain policies standards of work memorandums of understanding and procedures.
- Ensure program compliance with VHA directives VISN guidelines medical center policies Union Master Agreements JC and
OIG regulations and other accrediting bodies.
- Oversee quality improvement initiatives and meet standards required for accreditation.
VAEKHCS 2019

Manage reporting evaluation and communication
- Complete timely local VISN and national reports including progress updates and evaluations.
- Monitor strategic implementation progress and present updates to EKHCS leadership VISN and OPCC&CT.
- Develop and implement communication and marketing strategies in collaboration with Communications/Public Affairs
including managing updates to SharePoint external websites social media interfaces and community newsletters.

Plan deliver and coordinate Whole Health education and engagement activities
- Develop and deliver classes seminars and workshops on Whole Health topics.
- Respond to supervisory requests for Whole Health presentations that support employee wellbeing education and implementation within service lines.
- Educate new employees and providers on Whole Health through New Employee Orientation New Provider Academy and New Supervisor Orientation as they onboard to VAEK.
- Provide outreach and public speaking to promote Whole Health locally and in the community.

Provide administrative and operational leadership
- Provide leadership input for staffing processes including assisting with recruitment and candidate selection.
- Manage development of CPRS templates coding/business practice updates and referral systems.
- Develop processes to measure Whole Health clinical business and system outcomes.

Build community partnerships and broaden Whole Health access
- Liaise with community partners healthcare programs Volunteer Services and external agencies.
- Manage MOUs community offerings outreach strategies and marketing to Veterans not yet enrolled in VA care.
- Partner with Suicide Prevention Program and Veteran Homeless Program to advance Whole Health and patient safety.
Other duties as assigned

Provision of Care for Employees Veteran Employees and Veteran Patients - 30%
Provides a full range of Whole Health services for both employees and Veterans (provisioning time allocations for each under the guidance of the Whole Health Clinical Director). Assumes complete professional responsibility for care activities decisions and documentation. Services may include collaborative assessment of health behaviors personal health planning health coaching or other direct services commensurate with program coordinators background training and experience. Provides direct care to patients to enhance Complementary and Integrative Health services which includes but is not limited to meditation/guided imagery biofeedback and hypnosis. Uses multiple modalities of care delivery (e.g. group-based services telehealth face-to-face individual care educational classes).

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am -4:30pm
Telework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

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.
• English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 Part II Chapter 3 section A paragraph 3j.
• Education: (1) 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. For the purpose of meeting this requirement the term specialty area refers to the specific specialty areas recognized by the accrediting body and not to specific job duties that might require special skills. Currently APA accredits doctoral programs in the specialty areas of clinical psychology counseling psychology school psychology or combinations of two or more of those areas. PCSAS accredits doctoral programs in psychological clinical science. CPA accredits doctoral programs in clinical psychology counseling psychology clinical neuropsychology and school psychology. There are no job assignments in VHA that require the skills of a school psychologist; therefore an applicant with a degree in the specialty area of school psychology is not eligible for appointment. OR (2) 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: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. OR (3) Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. AND (4)Internships(a) 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 (b) 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 (c) 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 (d) 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. OR (e) 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 candidates doctoral program. If the internship experience is not noted on the applicants official transcript the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program. NOTE: Psychologists who meet the requirements of this revision and who were employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to the implementation of this standard are considered to have fully met the requirements of this qualification standard.
• Licensure: Hold a full current and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. Exception. Non-licensed applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a graduate psychologist at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 (c)(2)(B) for a period not to exceed two years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care 4 only under the supervision of a psychologist who is licensed. Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of the temporary appointment.

• Staff Psychologist GS-11 (Entry Level) (a) Experience. None beyond the basic requirements
• Staff Psychologist GS-12 (Developmental Level) (a) Experience. At least one year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11). Psychologists who are not licensed must practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist but with less intense supervision than at the GS-11 grade level. (b) Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations. 2. Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies. 3. Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures. 4. Ability to conduct research activities such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties). 5. Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and research execution within the context of an established research team including research participant relations research documentation data acquisition maintenance and collaboration.
• Staff Psychologist GS-13 (Full Performance Level) (a) Experience. At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. (b) Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Knowledge of and ability to apply professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. 2. Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional 7 psychology and behavioral health. 3. Knowledge of clinical research literature.