The position serves as the Area Behavioral Health Consultant, California Area Office, with a duty station of Sacramento, Hemet or Davis, California and reports to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).The incumbent provides leadership, direction and expert knowledge in the California Area Behavioral Health Program. The incumbent has full administrative management responsibilities for the organizational units of the California Area Youth Regional Treatment Centers.
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Degree for GS-0180: Psychology. Satisfactory completion of all the requirements for the doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology is required. Degree for GS-0185: Social Work. Must fulfill all of the requirements for the master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Oversees and assesses behavioral health program needs and problems; provides analysis and policy recommendations; responsible for budget formulation activities; manages organizational changes; provides advocacy and networking with diverse entities; manages and responds to frequent congressional and media attention; plans, designs and carries out behavioral health studies; makes selections to fill positions, evaluates subordinates, and resolves complaints. Licensure: Incumbent must possess an unrestricted license to practice as an Independent Clinical Psychologist or unrestricted license from a U.S. State as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Certified Independent Social Worker (CISW) or a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or equivalent that is considered a Licensed Independent Practitioner. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
Advises the CMO and Area Director (AD), Headquarters Department of Behavioral Health, Area Tribes, and Tribal Organizations on major policy and operational decisions for the California Area as they affect health care services related to behavioral health priorities and needs. Develops and recommends policy guidance. Oversees the development of technical data, estimates, statistics, suggestions, and other information useful to higher level managers in determining which goals and objectives to emphasize. Decides the methodologies to use in achieving work goals and objectives, and in determining other management strategies. Has reoccurring and direct contact with influential individuals, organizations, and agencies in order to influence, set forth action, and communicate in advancing the mission, goals, and objectives of agency behavioral health priorities. Contacts not limited but including Tribal elected officials, key staff of congressional committees, National and Regional Heads of State and Government programs, elected or appointed representatives of State and local governments, journalists of major metropolitan, regional, or national newspapers, magazines, television, or radio media and Executive Level heads of bureaus and higher level organizations in other Federal agencies. These contacts may be in the capacity of representing the CMO and Area Director as well as in the capacity of Behavioral Health Consultant. Such contacts may take place in meetings, conferences, briefings, speeches, presentations, or oversight hearings and may require extemporaneous response to unexpected or hostile questioning. Preparation typically includes briefing packages or similar presentation materials, requires extensive analytical input by the employee and subordinates, and/or involves the assistance of a support staff. Manage and respond to frequent congressional or media attention that occur within the Area and Nationwide. Directs and provides oversight to the Behavioral Health Organizational units that are of a professional and highly technical nature with regards to providing high quality, integrated behavioral health services within Indian Health Service. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees; evaluates work performance of subordinates. Supervises and manages subordinate supervisors (GS-14 level and below) to include evaluating subordinate supervisors or leaders and serving as the reviewing official on evaluations of nonsupervisory employees rated by supervisors; making or approving selections for subordinate nonsupervisory positions. Recommending selections for subordinate supervisory positions and for work leader, group leader, or project director positions responsible for coordinating the work of others, and similar positions. Approves multiyear and longer range work plans developed by the supervisors or managers of subordinate organizational units and subsequently manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objectives. Oversees the revision of long range plans, goals, and objectives for the work directed. Manage the development of policy changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislative changes. Manage organizational changes throughout the organization directed, or major change to the structure and content of the program or program segments directed. Exercise discretionary authority to approve the allocation and distribution of funds in the organization's budget. Responsible for budget formulation activities in concert with Area Office officials and service unit staff. Provides analysis and policy recommendations concerning the clinical and public health needs in addiction, mental health, and social service to the CMO, AD, tribal governments and IHS Headquarters. Develops culturally appropriate community-based programs to address the behavioral health and related service needs of AI/AN communities in concert with other members of the program staff. Incumbent consults to the service units on the evaluation methods for the analysis of behavioral health program outcomes, locally directed quality improvement activities, tort claims, issues, and external evaluations of program efforts. Incumbent provides advocacy internal and external to the Federal Government (including Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of Justice (DOJ), etc.) Incumbent provides advocacy and networking with diverse entities that have interest in the behavioral health needs of AI/AN, including professional organizations, foundations, state and local government and officials.