Local Recovery Coordinator - Topeka, KS - Overview Summary The Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC) is located in the Behavioral Health Service Line at VA EKHCS and serves to 1) assist in implementation of policies and procedures from the National Recovery Coordinator (NRC) and to 2) facilitate implementation of recovery oriented services in Mental Health programs, which includes education of providers and Veterans and their families on recovery and evaluation of implementation efforts. - First area of consideration will be given to AFGE bargaining unit employees at Topeka VAMC. Second area of consideration will be given to additional EKHCS permanent employees. Third AOC will be given to the public (U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals). Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Duties Duties will include, but are not limited to: - Advises the Chief, Behavioral Health Service Line of filling peer support specialist positions and serves as a consultant to peer support specialists. - Provides oversight to peer support specialists, including training and orientation of new peer support specialists, ongoing oversight of peer support care, and co-signatures of documentation of care by peer support specialists. - Assists with VA regional or local recovery oriented trainings, meetings, or conferences as needed. - Serves as a MH liaison to the facility Consumer Council. - Provides an annual report on implementation progress to VISN RC, and the NRC. Other reports will also be prepared as requested. - Meets quarterly via conference call with other VISN RCs to coordinate network response to recovery implementation and implementation of VACO policies and procedures related to recovery. - Participates in facility BH leadership meetings and policy planning groups. - Provides administrative oversight and completion of appropriate actions in accordance with SAIL metrics and, in particular, metrics associated with discharge and follow up from inpatient psychiatry. - LRCs may be assigned the responsibility for providing coordination with the VISN and serving as Point of Contact to the National Recovery Coordinator and National Recovery Advisory Committee.

• $61,605 $114,146 Job Details Application Open Date 5/10/2018 Application Close Date 5/23/2018 Organization Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Who May Apply None Status None - More About VA - This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Selected applicants may be required to complete an online onboarding process. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. - Qualifications - 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. Psychologist Basic Requirements: - Education: 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 of this position. t--or-- tDoctoral 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: t(a) the re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; and t(b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. - Internship: Successful completion 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. t--or-- tSuccessful completion of a new VHA psychology internship program 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 you were an intern t--or-- tSuccessful completion of a full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships offered by a VHA facility prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979). t--or-- tSuccessful completion of an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program only if you are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment of this position. (NOTE: Once board certified, the you are required to maintain board certification.)
• Licensure: Hold a full, current, unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g. Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. EXCEPTION: Non-licensed psychologists 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 (a) (1) (D) for a period not to exceed two years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care only under the supervision of a psychologist who is licensed. Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of f the temporary appointment. This may result in termination of employment. (COPY OF LICENSE MUST BE INCLUDED IN APPLICATION PACKAGE) Social Worker Basic Requirements: - Education: Master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the school of social work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. (You must submit a copy of your TRANSCRIPT(S)). - Licensure: Licensed by a state at the advanced practice level. Current state requirements may be found on the Office of Human Resources Management website http://vaww.socialwork.va.gov/standardsboard.asp#Tools_for_Board_Members (You must submit a copy of your LICENSE). Preferred Experience: Experience working in a treatment facility is highly preferred. Psychologist Grade Determinations: GS-11 Psychologist (Entry Level) - No additional experience required beyond the basic requirements. GS-12 Psychologist - At least 1 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 that GS-11 level. KSAs: - Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations. - Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies. - Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures. - Ability to conduct research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties). - 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. - GS-13 Psychologist (Full Performance) - At least 2 years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least 1 year to the GS-12 level. KSAs:Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. - Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health. - Knowledge of clinical research literature.