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Summary The position is located in the Innovation Service of the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, VA. This position serves as the Clinical Innovation Specialist responsible for leading, coordinating, facilitating, and providing ongoing support to the Innovation Program of the Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS), VHA Innovators Network, and VHA National Center for Innovation to Impact on the CVHCS campus. Responsibilities Clinical Innovation Specialist - Psychologist Duties include but are not limited to: Clinical Innovation Specialist (75%): Leads Innovation Development Programs at Local and National Level Implements and supports the VHA IDEAS Center strategy for innovation, including helping to lead and stand- up programs, projects, processes, policies, and infrastructure to support Innovation across the VHA Innovators Network and VHA IDEAS Center. Demonstrates experience with and knowledge of the major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and clinical/administrative operations related to innovation within the medical center, VHA Innovators Network, and VHA IDEAS Center. Develops detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the implementation of the Innovation program within the medical center to include the VHA Innovators Network and VHA IDEAS Center. Develops criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the Innovator Network and VHA IDEAS Center programing. Develops and executes a facility-wide communication plan in coordination with local Public Affairs to promote a culture of innovation i.e., presenting at employee town hall meetings, leadership briefings, or service line briefings. Develops and executes an external communication plan involving marketing and promotional media to demonstrate the value of innovation projects to Veterans and their families. Conducts program evaluation, including monitoring and assessing awardee performance, and establishes performance measures for assessment of innovation impact and value to the organization. Leads innovators and projects teams by communicating effectively through stakeholders, facilitating decisions on complex issues, building coalitions to tackle barriers in the innovation process, and working to align Innovation efforts to national, VISN, and local level strategic priorities. Innovation Competency Building Training, Program, and Events Demonstrates knowledge or experience with Human Centered Design concepts, innovation, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship. Facilitates learning activities, workshops and trainings, for employees with diverse skill sets and professional backgrounds. Teaches staff to utilize design thinking to identify the needs of customers and users, utilize these needs to co-design different potential solutions, test those solutions in iterative agile ways, and continue to develop and deploy in flexible, adaptive strategies. Organizes events internal and external to the VA to help facilitate innovation activities, such as pitch day, demo day, hackathons, makeathons, workshops, training programs, and speaker sessions. Innovation Project Management and Collaboration Across Sites Facilitates collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, such as designers engineers, entrepreneurs, makers, and other facilitators, to run a full spectrum of innovation training activities at the novice, beginner, intermediate, and expert levels. Collaborates with Office of General Counsel (OGC) to help protect Government interests in regard to intellectual and design patents when necessary, facilitating all discussions with IDEAS Center leadership, OGC, and Technology Transfer. Educates awardees in Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) when awardees and project leads desire to collaborate with stakeholders and partners outside of the VHA. Clinical Care (25%): Maintains own clinical schedule by providing direct evaluation and treatment to the Veteran patient population with complex medical conditions across multiple areas of practice using comprehensive knowledge acquired through continuing education and experience. Provides clinical services through face to face and TeleHealth. Serves as a clinical subject matter expert (SME) for innovation projects with internal and external stakeholders related to clinical expertise. Establishes relevant clinical partnerships with external stakeholders and industry partners related to clinical expertise and healthcare innovation. Ensures quality patient care in accordance with VHA Core Values and clinical Code of Ethics. Ensures current clinical standards of practice, clinical guidelines, clinical interventions, and clinical treatments are used to provide evidence based care to the Veteran patient population. Collaborates with VHA IDEAS Center leadership, supervisors, and staff to facilitate efficient and effective delivery of innovative clinical care. Work Schedule: 08:00AM - 04:30PM Monday - Friday Telework: Ad Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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 "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j. Education: Doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed. The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed...OR... Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully complete a re-specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re-specialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; (b) The specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. NOTE: The applicant must provide an official transcript and/or certificate documenting the completion of the re-specialization program, which includes completion of an APA or CPA internship.....OR... Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. AND Internship: Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed...OR... New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement, provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern...OR... VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement...OR... Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified 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. (NOTE: Once board certified, the employee is required to maintain board certification...OR... Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally-accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program. If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program. Licensure: Hold a 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. [Exception. Non-licensed applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment as a "graduate psychologist" at the GS-11 or GS- 12 grade under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405 [(c)(2)(B)] for a period not to exceed two years from the date of employment on the condition that such a psychologist provide care 3 only under the supervision of a psychologist who is licensed. Failure to obtain licensure during that period is justification for termination of the temporary appointment] Grade Determinations: GS-11 Staff Psychologist, GS-11 (Entry Level) Experience. None beyond the basic requirements. GS-12 Staff Psychologist (Developmental Level) Experience. At least one year of experience as a professional psychologist equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11). Psychologists who are not licensed must practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist but with less intense supervision than at the GS-11 grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide range of professional psychological treatments or assessment methods to a variety of patient populations. 2. Ability to design and implement effective treatment strategies. 3. Ability to incorporate new clinical procedures. 4. Ability to conduct research activities, such as designing and implementing clinical research projects (staff psychologists with specified research job duties). 5. Ability to perform basic research tasks of scholarship and research execution within the context of an established research team, including research participant relations, research documentation, data acquisition, maintenance, and collaboration. GS-13 Staff Psychologist (Full Performance Level) Experience. At least two years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of, and ability to apply, professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations. Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional psychology and behavioral health. Knowledge of clinical research literature. A psychologist at the GS-13 level must hold a 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. Preferred Experience: 1. Experience in administration. 2. Experience with development and/or administration of specialty programs for the facility. 3. Knowledge, experience and understanding of the innovation theories and applications, VHA innovation program policies, practices and procedures. 4. Experience with and ability to work independently with little supervisory oversite when interfacing with National Program offices and external partners. 5. 5 plus years experience in a VA Healthcare System. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13. Physical Requirements: The incumbent may engage in the following activities/positions/tasks as defined: Lifting/carrying up to 45lbs. intermittently, frequent walking, standing, sitting. Occasional stopping, kneeling, overhead reaching, fine manipulation, pushing, and/or pulling. In addition, occasional operation of a motor vehicle may be indicated. Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act (or the Act) prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from requesting applicant criminal history record information before extending a conditional or tentative offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S.C § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 calendar days of the date of the alleged non-compliance to VA at vacofairchanceact@va.gov. Applicant written complaints should include the following: Administration name: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office name, employee name and contact information or contractor who made contact (if known). Date of contact. Details regarding the job opportunity announcement applied to, and copies of any documents or other evidence related to the complaint. Visit Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) for more information. Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.