The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor is assigned to the PTSD Clinical Team of John J. Pershing Veteran's Administration Medical Center, providing a full range of counseling services including diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

Duties

The Senior LPMHC provide treatment to Veterans with complex needs including multiple mental health diagnoses including PTSD, and numerous psychosocial issues, using independent judgment. Duties for the position may include but are not limited to: Provides treatment to Veterans with complex needs encompassing multiple mental health diagnoses, including PTSD and numerous psychosocial issues, using independent judgement. Provides clinical supervision to LPMH staff and/or Trainees. Provides education to patients, family members and significant others. Develop behavioral health related training curriculum and conduct trainings for clinical staff. Meet routinely with inter-professional team members and leadership to communicate program and patient issues. Serves as a liaison, collaborating with internal and external stake holders. Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Provides consultation to professional staff within John J. Pershing VAMC and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients with opiate addictions. Provide a full range of counseling services including diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for patients receiving services within the Mental Health Behavioral Service (MHBS) line. Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the treatment team. Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services. Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients. Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes). Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, Rotational on-call is required Telework: May be available, on an Ad-hoc basis, depending on the needs of the service Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Education: 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/. 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. Note: For grade levels at or above the full performance level, the candidate MUST be licensed; licensure waivers not applicable. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met for GS-12 (above the full performance level. The candidate's qualifications must clearly demonstrate the level of competence required for the grade. Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, GS-12: Experience: 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: 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 Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-43 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Qualification Standard This vacancy is above the full performance level of this position. Physical Requirements: Physical demands of the work are generally minor, as the position requires sitting, standing, and walking. Some travel is required as the incumbent is required to conducted monthly active outreach in the community which may require traveling long distances. The emotional demands can be stressful in working with high-risk veteran population and their families. A high level of self-awareness is essential. Work, divided between office and clinical settings, is primarily sedentary. May require prolonged standing, moderate walking, and manual dexterity. Requires carrying light items, such as books, files, or laptop computer.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application.

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 John J Pershing VA Medical Center 1500 North Westwood Boulevard Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 US
• Name: Amirah Williams Ward
• Phone: 2158345652
• Email: [email protected]