The incumbent is responsible for the oversight and management of the Mental Health Recovery Programming and Transformation services at Jesse Brown VAMC in Chicago, Illinois, and its affiliated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The Program Coordinator is stationed at Jesse Brown VAMC and holds clinical and administrative duties that are of considerable scope and complexity.

Duties

Major Duties: Essential Program Coordination Ensures the full range of recovery-oriented services are available to Veterans and their families, including using community agreements Serves as expert resource and consultant to medical center staff on a wide range of patient care issues, including development and evaluation of recovery-oriented programming. Develops and leads the deployment of a strategic plan for the facility that identifies staged implementation of recovery-oriented services, evaluation of services implementation, and program outcome evaluation processes. Serves as an expert resource on psychiatric rehabilitative practices and provides case consultation to other practitioners on complex clinical cases that involve Veterans with SMI. Develops, maintains, and updates a multi-year Recovery Transformation Strategic Plan for Mental Health Services throughout the facility. Serves as a content expert on recovery-based treatment planning to produce plans that are Veteran-centric and reflective of an inter-professional model of care. Outreach Responsibilities Facilitates collaboration to promote awareness and utilization of VA mental health resources, helps Veterans gain access to community services, and builds healthy communities for Veterans and their families. Serves as an active member of the JBVA Outreach Task Force and works closely with the CEPCs and Community Mental Health POCs to coordinate outreach and communication services for community integration for MHS. Provides ready access to information about VA eligibility and available clinical services, ensures warm handoffs at critical points of transition between systems of care, and provide ongoing liaison between VA and Community Partners. Serves as the liaison to the Veterans' Mental Health Council, including training officers for service on the Council, representing the Council's concerns to MH and facility leadership, as needed, and utilizing Council input to improve MH services offered by JBVA. Provides administrative leadership for planning, developing, implementing, and oversight over clinical services, outreach services, and community integration programs provided to Veterans having a high degree of clinical complexity and their families. Oversees the development and maintenance of educational and marketing materials for MHS programs that regularly participate in outreach activities. Clinical Responsibilities Serves as Coordinator of Outreach to Veterans with Serious Mental Illness, as directed in VA Directive 2012-002, Re-Engaging Veterans with Serious Mental Illness in Treatment. Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and treatment for Veterans with serious mental illness referred to recovery services, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: May be Available per Agency Policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: The following are the basic requirements and qualifications for appointment as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). 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 Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English. Education Requirement - You must have a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 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. 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. Transcripts Required Licensure: Candidates must possess a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment. NOTE: It is VHA policy that LPMHC who does not yet have a license that allows independent practice must be supervised by a licensed independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member and who has acc3ess to the electronic health record. Copy of Licensure Required. Exception to Licensure/Certification: VHA may waive the licensure requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure. This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level. For the GS-11 grade level and above, the candidate must be licensed. For grade levels at or above the full performance level, the candidate must be licensed. The appointing official my waive the requirement of licensure for a period not to exceed 3 years for a LPMHC that provides care under the clinical supervision of a licensed LPMHC who is at or above the fill performance level. This exception only applies at the entry level (GS-9). The grade levels at or above the full performance level, the candidate must be licensed. The Human Resources Office will provide the unlicensed LPMHC in writing the requirement to obtain licensure, the date by which the license must be acquired, and the consequences for not becoming licensed by the deadline. The written notice must be provided prior to the entrance on duty date. Grade Determination: In addition to the basic requirements as stated above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade level of the candidate. GS-12 Grade Level- Experience, Education, Licensure: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must have been in a major specialty treatment program area such as, but not limited to, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mental health intensive case management (MHICM), or other areas of equivalent scope and complexity. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. In addition to the education above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: In depth knowledge of the program coordinated, and demonstrated knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and or practice guidelines for the program. Ability to make key decisions in the hiring and identification of top candidates. Ability to provide leadership in facilitating the process of coordinating program consults, assessments, admissions, care assignments and discharges. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to other colleagues and trainees within the field of counseling working on an interdisciplinary team. References: VA Handbook 5005/106, Part II, Appendix G43, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, dated 4/3/2018. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and is usually accomplished while the employee is comfortably seated at a desk or table. Some walking and standing may occur in the course of a normal workday in connection with attendance of meetings and conferences, or while researching files. Items carried typically are light objects such as briefcases, notebooks, and data processing reports. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

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 Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 820 South Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 US
• Name: Joyce Ruffin
• Phone: 414-384-2000 X40575
• Email: [email protected]