This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Program Manager responsible for leading recovery-oriented mental health program development, implementation, and transformation across KCVAMC. Serves as consultant to all Mental Health programs, oversees policies, training, and recovery outcomes, and functions as Community Mental Health Integration Lead, advancing Veteran-centered, community-integrated care.
Duties include but are not limited to: Program Management & Leadership Serves as the Psychologist Program Manager for Mental Health Recovery Programming and Transformation, providing broad program management across all KCVAMC facilities to ensure mental health services deliver specialized, complex, highly professional recovery-oriented care.
Develops and implements mental health programs, policies, and procedures that support VHA's transition to a recovery-oriented system of care.
Consults with all mental health programs and drives the development of new recovery-based programs, business cases, care plan templates, and service-wide training on recovery principles.- Serves as an active member of the Mental Health Executive Committee, reviewing and revising policies and providing subject matter expertise on psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery initiatives.
Exercises wide latitude and independent judgment in determining administrative, training, and programmatic needs, including resource allocation for staff, patient education, peer support, and training materials. Recovery-Oriented Service Oversight Monitors recovery outcomes using a data-driven quality assurance process and ensures alignment with VHA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery requirements.
Ensures the availability of a full range of recovery-oriented services such as crisis intervention, case management, rehabilitation, enrichment, rights protection, self-help, and wellness/prevention programming. Oversees clinical programming in the Mental Health inpatient unit and ensures compliance with recovery-oriented programming standards and checklists.
Provides expert consultation to staff across disciplines on psychiatric rehabilitative practices and complex cases involving Veterans with Serious Mental Illness (SMI). Develops and leads facility-wide strategic plans for staged implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of recovery-oriented services.
Community Integration & Outreach (CMH Lead) Functions as the Community Mental Health Integration Lead (CMH Lead), coordinating outreach services and ensuring community integration efforts support Veterans and their families. Actively collaborates with community partners, councils, and task forces to promote awareness of VA mental health resources and ensure warm handoffs during transitions between systems of care.
Builds and enhances community partnerships to support Veteran and Military Families, hosts annual Mental Health Summits, and strengthens relationships between VA and community health providers. Serves as liaison to the Veterans' Mental Health Council, representing council concerns and integrating feedback into the improvement of mental health services.
Training, Teaching, and Mentorship Provides local, regional, and national training on recovery-oriented practices and serves as a mentor to LRCs across VISN 15 and nationally through the LRC mentoring program. Delivers clinical consultation and supervision to trainees and professionals from multiple disciplines and participates in psychology training and committees.
Develops facility-wide recovery education plans for Veterans, families, and providers, including large-scale training efforts and resource materials. Accreditation, Compliance & Reporting Ensures compliance with all mental health-related VHA directives, including the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook (1160.01), accreditation standards (CARF, JCAHO), and performance measures (SAIL).
Prepares reports for SMITREC, OMHO, VACO, and other entities; completes program evaluations; and contributes to Issue Briefs and Congressional inquiries as needed. Coordinates budget, program development, and program oversight, managing data to evaluate program functioning. Clinical Responsibilities Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and treatment for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness, particularly complex or difficult cases.
Coordinates outreach to Veterans with SMI who have disengaged from care, supporting reengagement consistent with VA Directive 2012-002. Delivers a full range of therapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy; psychoeducational groups; and case management.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Telework: Ad-hoc Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contactvisn15edrp@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases, When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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)
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $154722 – $201145/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-13.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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