What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marriage and Family Therapist Program Coordinator position at Veterans Health Administration?
Summary
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.
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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.
This job is open to
- The public U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
- Serves community capacity development for suicide prevention by serving in a leadership role in communicating with, organizing, and managing community partner interactions and in helping to build coalitions to implement suicide prevention programs aimed at reducing Veteran suicide in the catchment area.
- Serves as a seasoned content and subject matter expert for suicide prevention and public health and facilitates integration of suicide prevention education throughout the community.
- Analyzes current community capacity and organization with a responsibility to help manage the intersection of community and facility resources.
- Develops, facilitates, and strengthens Community-Based Interventions for Suicide Prevention (SP) by connecting VA programs and stakeholders, including, but not limited to: Veterans, Veteran Service Organizations, congressional staff, media, community business partners, and community members throughout the health care system and VISN catchment areas.
- Conducts community-based interventions and provide outreach and education on suicide prevention related topics and services.
- Tracks and assesses the response of all parties so that potential problem areas can be identified, avoided, and/or corrected.
- Provides leadership for coalition management; leads alignment of community coalition goals with VA goals, collaborates with non-VA coalition leaders.
- Conducts and/or supports coalition evaluation activities such as survey distribution, data collection, key informant interviews, etc.
- Establishes and maintains strong relationships between the VA suicide prevention team and community-based veteran organizations and leadership.
- Develops and maintains content expertise in suicide prevention through, networking, internet access, published literature, national conference calls, and educational offerings and professional meetings.
- Oversees outreach to educate community partners, the media, VA, and other government stakeholders to enhance the development of suicide prevention coalitions.
- Identifies the specific needs and interests of each group, determines the strategy for providing information, and tailors the communications to be effective to each group.
- Develops and delivers education and outreach services that encompasses underserved veteran populations and expands SP coalition building in communities in the Facility's geographical catchment area and may include regional or state events.
- Provides a variety of suicide prevention trainings including but not limited to a focus on training in Lethal Means Safety, Mental Health Apps (Hope Box, PTSD, etc.)
- Develops materials and training programs for staff and external stakeholders regarding suicide prevention in VHA and the facility.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in public health and suicide prevention and implements VHA Community-Based Interventions for Suicide Prevention including collaborating with community, Veteran, and state partners.
- Facilitates planning, direction, and timely execution of policy, training, education, research, and evaluation, and/or data and surveillance projects/programs pertaining to the prevention of Veteran Suicide.
- Oversees the revision of long-range plans, goals and objectives for the suicide prevention communication directed towards the support of coalition building.
- Performs duties and functions as a primary point of contact for the dissemination of information related to VHA's efforts to prevent Veteran suicide to internal and external stakeholders.
- Communicates effectively with stakeholders, researches communication requirements to determine the nature of the audience and other special considerations to enhance the development of suicide prevention coalition building.
- Works with the Public Affairs Officer, VHA Communications, and external VA partners to plan, develop and disseminate suicide prevention outreach communications to enhance the work of community coalitions.
- Ensures funds are properly allocated, expended accurately, and that invoices are certified timely.
- May provide clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of training, including trainees seeking licensure.
- Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment modalities.
- Position is remote within the area and may be located at any CBOC associated with the SVAHCS, but not in Sheridan Proper. This position will require community outreach and travel throughout the state.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment).
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See
Salary : $200,000
