The Suicide Prevention Coordinator at VA Long Beach serves Veterans at risk for suicide and supports suicide prevention initiatives across VALBHS as part of VA's public health approach to prevention. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History
VA Careers - Mental Health Professionals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOMintJXa3Y 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. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.
Duties include, but are not limited to: Providing care coordination and monitoring services for Veterans at high risk for suicide, including managing High Risk for Suicide Patient Record Flags and REACH Vet responsibilities. Supporting data-driven quality improvement projects related to suicide prevention procedures along with policy implementation for suicide prevention initiatives across VALBHS.
Monitoring facility-wide adherence with suicide prevention standards for key performance measures. Analyzing data, preparing reports, and providing consultation on a range of suicide prevention topics. Supporting external facility surveys for quality and regulatory compliance related to suicide prevention standards. Participating in the Suicide Postvention Team to ensure a coordinated response for Veterans, families, and staff impacted by suicide deaths.
Conducting community outreach, including providing educational presentations in the community, participating in community outreach events, and supporting community coalition efforts for suicide prevention. Providing a full range of psychological assessment and diagnostic services, including comprehensive suicide risk evaluations.
Providing a full range of individual and/or group evidence-based psychotherapeutic services, including safety planning intervention, lethal means safety counseling, crisis response, and other interventions to support suicide prevention. Providing consultation to health care providers regarding suicide risk assessment and suicide risk mitigation strategies. Responding timely to Veterans Crisis Line referrals and other consults.
Serving on Mental Health, facility, VISN, and VACO committees as requested. Providing training to staff and trainees within Mental Health HCG and across the facility, including formal presentations as part of internship, fellowship, continuing education programs, and community organizations as requested.
Participating in the Psychology Training Program, including leading an education series when requested and providing clinical supervision to predoctoral and/or postdoctoral trainees. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at Supervisory discretion. Telework: May be authorized at Supervisory discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement Title/#: Staff Psychologist/000000 EDRP Authorized: Yes
IMPORTANT: A transcript with the conferred date must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $126164 – $195037/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-09.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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