The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Senior LPMHC) provides clinical services, as assigned in Mental Health Service at the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO) and exercises full professional responsibility to provide effective services. These services include, but are not limited to, behavioral health assessments, individual, group and family psychotherapy, patient health education, referral, crisis management, aftercare planning and follow up.

Duties

If you ARE NOT a current, permanent VA employee or Federal employee from another agency, you should apply using announcement: CBST-12062040-23-AC Major Duties include, but are not limited to: The Senior LPMHC maintains a working relationship with the multidisciplinary treatment team. The Senior LPMHC develops and maintains working relationships with community mental health/social service agencies, agents of the criminal justice system, and other groups or individuals involved in the care of assigned patients. Prior to discharge, determines what follow-up services will be necessary for aftercare treatment to be effective. The Senior LPMHC routinely contributes to the development assigned of clinical programs, including policies and procedures. When assigned, the Senior LPMHC will serve as a program leader or manager. Documentation in the medical record of assigned patients, by the Senior LPMHC, is in accordance with specific program, medical center, and VA and JCAHO requirements. The Senior LPMHC may participate in the development of research proposals and may conduct research in areas of assignment. Examples of research activities may include, but are not limited to, literature searches, data collection and tabulation, as well as making behavioral observations and ratings. The Senior LPMHC attends meetings and activities in the medical center and the community, as required. When assigned, he/she provides mentoring for students, interns, and medical residents, under the general supervision of the program manager. He/she may also serve as an educational resource for professional and community groups. The Senior LPMHC provides direct patient care, which is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional and chronological maturation needs of the adult and/or geriatric patient. The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his or her assigned service areas. The Senior LPMHC completes other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm Telework: Available. Functional Statement #:564-00288-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). Education: The VHA LPMHC must have a master's degree or doctoral degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling OR a related field, from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Examples of related mental health counseling fields include but are not limited to Addiction Counseling, Community Counseling, Gerontology Counseling, Marital, Couple and Family Counseling. NOTE: Traditional Rehabilitation counseling programs that are accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualification standards as Traditional Rehabilitation counseling differs from Clinical Rehabilitation counseling. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0183 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment. 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). Grade Determinations: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, GS-12 Experience, Education, and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex LPMHC experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior LPMHCs must have five years of post-licensed experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressive professional competency and expertise and be licensed to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCs. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority of services needed and provide specialized treatment. (b) Advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities for Veterans with complex needs. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling, or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial, and/or case management interventions used in the treatment of Veterans. (c) Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on data. (d) Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the psychosocial treatment of patients, rendering professional opinions based on experience, expertise and role modeling effective clinical skills. (e) Ability to teach, mentor staff and trainees, and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. (f) Ability to engage in written and oral communication with leadership/staff and community stakeholders regarding policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and issues pertaining to the practice of the profession. Preferred Experience: Preferred experience with working in MH field Comfort in providing Mental Health Care through Telehealth modalities Participation as a member of multi-disciplinary treatment team providing a full range of Mental Health Service to patients Demonstrates a high level of practice using evidence-based medicine principles involving patients who have complex illnesses Skilled at multi-tasking and working under the pressure of multiple responsibilities with deadlines Excellent customer service skills (internal and external customers) Experience with implementing evidence-based psychotherapies is preferred References: VA Handbook 5005/106, Part II Appendix G43, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Qualification Standards dtd April 3, 2018. This position is above full performance level GS-12. Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary but also demands standing, walking, bending, twisting, and carrying light items.

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.

Contacts

• Address Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center 1100 North College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72703 US
• Name: Ashley Coleman
• Phone: 601-206-6900 X66909
• Email: [email protected]