The Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) facilitates the implementation of suicide prevention strategies at a local level through education, monitoring, and coordination activities.

Duties

The SPC functions as a coordinator for care of Veterans at suicide risk and an advisor to Behavioral Health and Medical staff leadership, the Mental Health Executive Council, facility leadership, program managers, and staff concerning suicide prevention strategies for individual patients, for the facility and Veteran community as a whole. Services include assessing Veterans for high risk for suicide, diagnosing mental health and high risk factors related to suicide and suicide prevention, and providing treatment options. The SPC tracks appointments and coordinates enhanced care as needed, educating providers, Veterans, families, and members of the community about risk factors and warning signs for suicide. The Social Worker is capable of practicing at the advanced level and has specialized knowledge of practice typically related to suicide (causes and prevention). Services include assessing Veterans for high risk for suicide, diagnosing mental health and high-risk factors related to suicide and suicide prevention, and providing treatment options. Major duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: The SPC tracks appointments and coordinates enhanced care as needed, educating providers, Veterans, families, and members of the community about risk factors and warning signs for suicide. The LPMHC is capable of practicing at the advanced level and has specialized knowledge of practice typically related to suicide (causes and prevention). Provides educational, facilitative, and therapeutic leadership with veterans' group and individual therapy treatments within the Mental Health Clinic. Performs initial and follow-up evaluations, treatment planning, and individual and group evidenced based psychotherapies. Provides emergency care, as needed, for all patients enrolled in the CBOC, including referring patients for emergency primary care treatment, psychiatric medication evaluation, or coordinating the admission of patients to the inpatient psychiatric unit of the Denver VA Medical Center or other VA facilities or local non-VA facilities. Provides a range of treatment services, including but not limited to individual, couples, and group treatment. Participates in staff meetings regarding clinical, administrative, and staff development issues. Maintains up-to-date charting in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), documenting all assessment, treatment and case management contacts with patients. Actively participates in program planning and development, making recommendations for changes in policies and procedures as needs and opportunities arise. Facilitates referrals for veterans' benefits and services based upon veteran's needs and eligibility. Coordinates care with the primary care medical providers, and other mental health clinicians with prescriptive authority, who may provide care on site or via telehealth. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: May be available. Virtual: May be available within the commuting distance to VA Montana Health Care System for highly qualified applicants. Functional Statement #: 436-55883-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Available Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Hold a master's 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. CACREP defines the date when graduates are considered to have graduated from a CACREP accredited program. Additional information may be obtained from http://www.cacrep.org/directory/ ( http://www.cacrep.org/directory/). 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. Exception. VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level. For the GS-11 grade level and above, the candidate must be licensed. For appointments at the GS-9 grade level, VHA LPMHCs who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed to independently practice mental health counseling, which includes, diagnosis and treatment, within three years of their appointment as a LPMHC. Grade Determinations: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor GS-12 Experience, Education, and Licensure. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, candidates must also have at least one (1) year of progressively complex LPMHC experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior LPMHCs must have five (5) years of post-licensed experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practices skills and judgment, demonstrating progressive professional competency and expertise and be licensed to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCs. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 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. 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. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on data. 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. Ability to teach, mentor staff and trainees, and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. 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. References: VA Handbook 5005/106, Part II, Appendix G-43 Physical Requirements: he work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospital, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Transcripts (official or unofficial) must include your name, the school's entire name, name of course(s) completed, date course(s) taken, grade received for course(s), amount of credits earn for the course(s), date degree conferred (if applicable), name of degree received (if applicable).

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 Fort Harrison VA Medical Center 3687 Veterans Drive Fort Harrison, MT 59636 US
• Name: Sokhan York
• Phone: 801-584-1284 X3119
• Email: [email protected]