Staff Psychologist (Suicide Prevention Coordinator)

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field.
• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an APA, PCSAS, or CPA accredited program.
• Successfully completed a re-specialization program meeting both conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program; and, (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
• Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Board certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field.
• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an APA, PCSAS, or CPA accredited program.
• Successfully completed a re-specialization program meeting both conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program; and, (b) the specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.
• Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Board certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.

Pay

The salary range for this position is based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

Schedule

The work schedule is 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.