[AVAPL Members] FW: Job Announcements-VA T-21 Initiative

  • From: "Zeiss, Antonette" <Antonette.Zeiss@xxxxxx>
  • To: "VHA National Psychology Chiefs" <VHANationalPsychologyChiefs@xxxxxxxxxx>, <members1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 06:43:19 -0400

Here is info on the positions I mentioned last week at San Antonio.  I
hope you will review and consider applying.  Please also pass on to your
staff.  Thanks.

 

Toni

 

From: Geary, Victor M. 
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:32 PM
To: VHA CO OMHS Section Chiefs; VHA HQ MH MIRECC Directors; VHA HQ VISN
MH Liaison Group; VHA National Psychology Chiefs; VHA National
Addictions; VHA NATIONAL SUD CONTACTS; VHA OMHS All Staff; VHA VISN BH
Adm Officers
Cc: VHA CO 116 ACTION
Subject: RE: Job Announcements-VA T-21 Initiative 

 

All-

 

Attached are narratives for the positions forwarded earlier today to
simplify understanding of the positions.  These positions are posted on
USAJobs.gov and you can access by copying the Job Announcement Number
and pasting into the "search jobs" function for the complete
announcement.   Note, this is the first round of hiring from OMHS for
the T-21 initiative and all core specialties have been considered, but
these are 180 series only.   The positions are all decentralized and
OMHS boards will convene to evaluate all qualified CV's and resumes
received after the closing date.   I hope this provides a better
understanding.  Thanks.  

 

Vic Geary     

 

 

Position Title:  Behavioral health Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The Behavioral Health Coordinator serves as a subject
matter expert and is responsible for maintaining communication with
mental health professionals working for VHA in the field, while
providing leadership on issues affecting professional staff, and
ensuring that technical requirements articulated in VA Directives
related to mental health care are effectively integrated as a component
of overall VA mental health care.  

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  Integrated MH/Primary Care Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The Integrated Mental Health/Primary Care Coordinator
collaborates with other services throughout VHA to assess and evaluate
technical assistance and learning needs, plans and develops activities,
and delivers assistance and guidance in the realms of mental illnesses,
substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health
rehabilitation, and services for homeless Veterans as well as programs
for prevention of homelessness, covering ambulatory, residential, and
inpatient settings.  He or she also works in similar ways on issues
related to mental health for special populations, such as older adults,
women Veterans, returning service members from Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, or others as directed.  

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  Inpatient Care Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert and is
responsible for maintaining communication with mental health
professionals working for VHA in the field, while providing leadership
on issues affecting professional staff, and ensuring that technical
requirements articulated in VA Directives related to mental health care
are effectively integrated as a component of overall VA mental health
care. The work consists of feedback, technical assistance, guidance,
group and individual consultations, and studies requiring analysis of
interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes, and
productivity of substantive mission-oriented programs.

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  Clinical Applications Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The Clinical Applications Coordinator provides expert
advice regarding the technological facilitation of web-based
instructional systems and products, and assists the Director of Web
Services, Office of Mental Health Services (OMHS), in the development of
multi-modal design strategies and distance modal selection, learning
strategies and implementation operations.  The Clinical Applications
Coordinator collaborates directly with the various OMHS program offices
and administrative sections to design, develop, and implement diverse
web resources to support their various organizational initiatives and
priorities. The Clinical Applications Coordinator delivers this
technical assistance and guidance directly to OMHS stakeholders or
otherwise assembles teams of experts and consultants from across VHA and
the Office of Information and Technology to provide such assistance.

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  Lead for Instructional Design

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The Instructional Design Lead is responsible for all
aspects of the technical and contractual development of a wide variety
of web-based and emerging technology programs and products to support
the Office of Mental Health Services (OMHS) mission.  This includes the
design and development of Intranet and Internet websites, SharePoint
communities of practice, online resources for guided self-help and
patient education available through My HealtheVet, and online training
courses for VA mental health providers available through the VA Employee
Education System (EES) Learning Management System (LMS).  The
Instructional Design Lead provides expert advice regarding the
technological facilitation of web-based instructional systems and
products, and assists the Director of Web Services, OMHS, in the
development of multi-modal design strategies and distance modal
selection, learning strategies and implementation operations.

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  New Technologies TA Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The incumbent collaborates with other services
throughout VHA to assess and evaluate technical assistance and learning
needs, plans and develops activities, and delivers assistance and
guidance in the realms of mental illnesses, substance use disorders,
post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health rehabilitation, and
services for homeless Veterans, as well as programs for prevention of
homelessness, covering ambulatory, residential, and inpatient settings.
He or she also works in similar ways on issues related to mental health
for special populations, such as older adults, women Veterans, returning
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom service members, or
others, as directed.  He or she provides feedback, technical assistance,
and guidance to both mental health and other staff in the integration of
mental health with primary care and other medical services.

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  Geriatrics, CRC and Home Based Primary Care Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert and is
responsible for maintaining communication with mental health
professionals working for VHA in the field, while providing leadership
on issues affecting professional staff, and ensuring that technical
requirements articulated in VA Directives related to mental health care
are effectively integrated as a component of overall VA mental health
care.  The work consists of feedback, technical assistance, guidance,
group and individual consultations, and studies requiring analysis of
interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes, and
productivity of substantive mission-oriented programs.

Contact: Vic Geary

 

Position Title:  Psychotherapy Coordinator

Location:  Decentralized

Grade Level:  GS 13-14

Closing Date: May 24, 2010

Responsibilities: The Psychotherapy Coordinator serves as a subject
matter expert and is responsible for maintaining communication with
mental health professionals working for VHA in the field, while
providing leadership on issues affecting professional staff, and
ensuring that technical requirements articulated in VA Directives
related to mental health care are effectively integrated as a component
of overall VA mental health care.  The work consists of feedback,
technical assistance, guidance, group and individual consultations, and
studies requiring analysis of interrelated issues of effectiveness,
efficiency, outcomes, and productivity of substantive mission-oriented
programs.  Typical assignments require developing detailed plans on
goals and objectives for the implementation, administration, and
delivery of training in support of services delineated in the Uniform
Mental Health Services Handbook and the OMHS Operating Plan.

Contact: Vic Geary

 

________________________________

From: Geary, Victor M. 
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:26 AM
To: VHA CO OMHS Section Chiefs; VHA HQ MH MIRECC Directors; VHA HQ VISN
MH Liaison Group; VHA National Psychology Chiefs; VHA National
Addictions; VHA NATIONAL SUD CONTACTS; VHA OMHS All Staff
Cc: VHA CO 116 ACTION
Subject: Job Announcements-VA T-21 Initiative 
Importance: High

 

Behavioral Health Coordinator - VHACO-PCS-10-349755

Integrated MH/Primary Care Coordinator - VHACO-PCS-10-349001

Inpatient Care Coordinator - VHACO-PCS-10-348862

Clinical Applications Coordinator - VHACO-PCS-10-348971

Lead for Instructional Design - VHACO-PCS-10-348985

New Technologies TA Coordinator - VHACO-PCS-10-348933

Geriatrics, CRC & Home Based Primary Care Coordinator -
VHACO-PCS-10-348798

Psychotherapy Coordinator - VHACO-PCS-10-349010

 

 

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