Total 330 Others level Others job vacancies in Panama City, Florida

• Serves as the Operating Analyst on assigned facility monitoring schedule and delivery tracking for assigned program or programs.
• Performs work in-plant via meetings with contractor personnel and verifications on the shop floor.
• Utilizes tools, contractor data, schedules, and internal CMO data to identify areas of deficiency or non-compliance, based on performance indicators established during plan development and implementation.
• Assesses physical progress on contracts eligible for progress payments.
• Develops weighted values for elements of manufacturing such as recurring/non-recurring engineering, material, subcontracting, assembly, tooling/test equipment, etc.
• Reviews contractors cost proposals, over and above proposals, contract termination proposals, etc.
• Determines technical adequacy with respect to impact on materials, fabrication/assembly hours, direct labor hours, etc.
• Coordinates surveys of potential contractors in regard to contractor performance capability.
• Works closely with ACO and Quality Assurance, monitors contractor production schedules to identify risks and provides customer predictive analysis of schedule impact.
• Advises Industrial Base Planning Officer (IBPO) of allocated production capability based on total plant loading capacity when allocated capacity conflicts arise.
• Assists Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) with contractors Over and Above request.

The Deputy Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Deputy Program Coordinator works closely with the local BHIP Program Manager/Coordinator, and has direct line authority and is accountable for all aspects of the clinical care and support services provided to Veteran in the BHIP program at a specific location. In addition to providing direct patient care, this psychologist has substantial administrative/managerial, supervisory and training responsibilities. Some of the duties include, but are not limited to;

• Has very broad responsibility for clinical programs.
• Responsibility to ensure that mental health services in the BHIP location complies with all OVAHCS policies, VA directives and accreditation requirements.
• Will have direct administrative and professional supervision of staff assigned to the BHIP location.
• Ensures efficient and effective deployment of psychotherapists across clinical teams at the location.
• Supervision of staff, professional management, and administrative responsibilities that are complex in scope and that constitute a significant portion of the health care system.
• Decisions are made exercising wide latitude and independent judgment.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meets multiple deadlines.
• Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives, and ability to devise ways to adapt work operations to new and changing programs, staffing, and budget requirements, etc.
• Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.
• Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards.
• Knowledge of, and ability to appropriately utilize, evidence based practices and clinical practice guidelines and ability to guide staff in using these tools.
• Ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
• Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program.
• Full responsibility for the professional practice of psychologists and Masters-level therapists, including services conducted by trainees, and consultants.
• Consults with and serves as a resource for other professional staff concerning the need for the development of mental health services.
• Responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations and documents required by the Health Care System, VISN, and VACO, ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies (such as JCAHO) and monitoring entities (such as NEPEC), as appropriate.
• Provides a full range of evaluation services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients many of whom have psychiatric and medical problems.
• Provides evidence­ based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
• Provides consultation to professional staff within the assigned Mental Health program, and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients with psychological and psychiatric problems.
• Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for Veterans with psychological and psychiatric problems­patients receiving services within the program.
• Provides case management and support to Veterans with psychiatric and psychological problems.
• Works collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary treatment team to provide services to Veterans with psychiatric and psychological problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) is under the Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service and works with and clinically supports Acute Care Mental Health, which includes an inpatient psychiatric unit, inpatient medicine, and the emergency department. In addition to providing direct patient care, the Senior LPMHC functions as the facility Baker Act Coordinator and has supportive administrative duties.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a full range of mental health services to patients with complex mental, medical, and psychosocial problems in Acute Care Mental Health.
• Completing Suicide Risk Identification to include CSREs, Safety Plans, and consultation with the Suicide Prevention Team as needed.
• Providing evidence-based psychotherapy services including individual, family, couples, or group psychotherapy and behavioral modification for addressing behavioral and psychological symptoms. Has advanced skills in specialized interventions and treatment modalities for Veterans with complex needs.
• Educating patients, family members, and significant others.
• Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team by providing consultation and treatment recommendations to professional staff within the medical units, inpatient psychiatric unit, ED, and community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for the patients in his/her care.
• Developing, implementing, and documenting the treatment plan for patients seen, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
• Functioning independently as a member of the West Palm Beach VAMC Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges. The incumbent assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
• Appropriately referring patients to other disciplines for treatment outside purview and expertise of a LPMHC.
• Providing clinical supervision to LPMHC staff and/or LPMHC trainees.
• Developing behavioral health related training curriculum and conducting trainings for clinical staff as needed.
• Complying with all regulations of VHA and ensuring clinical documentation complies with service policies.
• Participating in ongoing performance improvement initiatives.

James A Haley TAMPA VAMC is looking to fill multiple LPMHC Program Coordinator positions at two of their facilities: Temple Terrace outpatient clinic and Tampa Main Campus hospital.

LPMHC Program Coordinators are administratively responsible for a clinical program and provide treatment to patients in a major specialty. They manage the daily operations of the program, develop policies and procedures, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They will clinically supervise unlicensed graduate interns/LPMHCs and may administratively manage any employees assigned to their program.

Incumbent is expected to perform full range of assessment/treatment services to assigned patients that would include comprehensive review of current mental illness symptoms, advanced psychosocial case and care management, discharge planning, health care coordination advocacy and referral, community referrals, and the rendering of a decision regarding the presenting diagnosis with coordination of the treatment plan including recommendations for continued treatment or therapy for a variety of different mental disorders that could include particularly complex or unusually difficult patients.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders and compliance with all regulatory policies, procedures, and practices.
• provides consultation to professional staff within Tampa VAMC and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
• functions as an experienced senior clinician with responsibility and accountability for the technical accuracy of Veteran evaluations and the soundness of treatment plans and case management services.
• assisting the Program Manager in training other staff in procedures for documenting clinical program milestones (admission date, length of stay, discharge dates, treatment and discharge plan completion, etc.).
• will serve as a field instructor/trainer for graduate level unlicensed mental health counselor interns. This includes weekly face-to-face sessions, as well as phone consultation on an as-needed basis. Review intern clinical paperwork to include co-signing clinical notes. May clinically and administratively supervise an individual as they are working towards licensure.
• manages and controls the use of data related to this program regarding day-to-day functioning, workload distribution and program evaluation.
• plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, Veteran and personnel activities of the supervised mental health counselors/case managers.
• ongoing review of proposed program staffing patterns and respective position descriptions to best meet programmatic needs and requirements as well as interviewing/recommending new staff for final consideration for selection
• assist the Program Manager in the development of community awareness and educational materials, forums, presentations and contacts. These efforts can involve the incumbent in public speaking discussions, interagency referral procedures, and direct collaboration with community providers/partners.

• Performs planning and design work for substantial multi-phase new construction, renovations, and improvement projects for real property facilities, including utility systems, utilizing a professional knowledge of engineering.
• Manages projects for new construction, renovations, and improvements to real property facilities and maintains surveillance over construction contractors utilizing a professional knowledge of general engineering and knowledge of architecture to ensure overall compliance with contracted specifications, schedules, etc.
• Plans, programs, budgets, and executes required projects in support of assigned programs. Uses cost estimating tools to produce government estimates, program projects, and compete for funding in Air Force corporate processes; performs work in facilities operations and maintenance (O&M) functions; provides consulting services and project coordination.
• Collects data and evaluates factors which affect the application of concepts, principles, theories, and methods required to observe, examine, measure, analyze, map, and describe physical and technical features and phenomena.
• Complies with health, safety, and environmental rules and procedures and performs work in a manner that enhances the safety of the work environment.

NOTE: This position is multi-disciplinary and can be filled by: Social Worker, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, or Marriage & Family Therapist. Applicants must apply to the appropriate vacancy announcement.

The ADD/C's primary responsibility is to provide clinical and administrative leadership, management and supervision of all Vet Center staff and all other professional, paraprofessional and nonprofessional staff assigned to work at the Vet Center and to plan, develop, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate all treatment services of the Vet Center.

Additional duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Oversight: The ADD/C oversees clinical effectiveness of Vet Centers. Performs quality assurance inspections of Vet Centers Ensures clinical charting and Veteran client privacy is following Readjustment Counseling Service and VHA policies.

Quality Assurance: Oversees the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program, for quality assurance in RCS. Ensures clinical quality assurance utilizing various clinical modalities and evidence-based practices. Reviews and evaluates Vet Centers at least annually. Establishes and tracks developmental objectives to guide the team in improving services to Veteran clients.

Clinical Crisis Management: Develops, reviews, and analyzes a clinical crisis reporting system that accurately tracks critical incidents to improve Vet Center services. The individual collaborates and coordinates with VA entities to facilitate and ensure that a Mortality & Morbidity (M&M) quality review panel is conducted when Vet Center clients die by suicide. Ensures the Peer Review protocol process is completed at Vet Centers when the outcome of the Self- Directed Violence Assessment tool indicates a suicide attempt. Utilizes administrative and clinically qualitative outcomes to further educate staff.

Staff Development and Education: Ensures that the clinical staff in their respective RCS Zone is adequately trained to address the needs of Vet Center clients. The individual also ensures staff is kept abreast of clinical issues or evidence-based treatments. Assesses the educational developmental needs of the clinical staff. Responsible for monitoring licensure of all eligible clinical staff in consultation with Deputy District Director and Staffing, to ensure compliance. Develops educational activities, training curriculum in conjunction with District Offices.

Education Liaison: Oversees and ensure that all clinical supervisors adhere to established VHA policies governing health professions training in VHA facilities.

Supervision/Guidance: Provides consultation, clinical supervision, and guidance to the clinical staff of the Vet Centers. The individual is the primary clinical supervisor for each Vet Center Director within their RCS Zone. The venue of supervision may be on-site during a quality assurance site visit, telephonic, tele-video, or through written policy and directives.

Research: Reviews all research proposals involving Vet Centers and advises the Deputy District Director of the effectiveness and value of the project to enhance treatment of Vet Center clients. Upon approval of any research project, the ADD/C monitors the process and compliance with VHA research protocol; ensures proposal guidelines, Veteran client privacy, and timely completion. Independently studies such areas to arrive at appropriate solutions to be recommended for implementation.

Outreach: Monitors Vet Center outreach activities are strategically planned and adjusted to ensure market penetration of the local eligible individuals' population. Reviews and advises the Deputy District Director as to the appropriateness and effectiveness of outreach efforts, strategies, and activities. Promotes the sharing of successful outreach strategies among the Vet Centers in a best practices model.

Collaboration and Networking: Ensures that Vet Centers maintain clinically productive relationships with programs and organizations internal and external to the Readjustment Counseling Service. The goal of these relationships is to attain a network of liaisons and coordination of services that enhance prompt and successful referrals of Veteran clients. Collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; some evenings and weekends may be required based on the needs of the District.
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Please see note below.
Functional Statement #: PD478270
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

** Hired employee will need to have a permanent residence and currently living in one of the states falling under the "10RCS4 Continental District," to include Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, or Mississippi. **

This position can be filled within any of the current TIGTA offices throughout the country and is NOT a remote position.

As a Visual Information Specialist, you will:

• Use the available desktop publishing technology and equipment in the development and production of design for reports, publications, or other visual presentations.
• Design and produce graphics for electronic and print publications and visual presentations or equivalent.
• Take project concepts through its various stages of development, from preliminary rough layouts, through comprehensive layouts for client approval and on through final art.
• Develop interpretations of information, original ideas and concepts using illustrative materials.