The Licensed Mental Health Counselor is the Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Coordinator for the Beckley, WV VA Medical Center primarily tasked with facilitating access to the appropriate health care provider for Veterans who experienced MST.

Duties

Direct clinical service duties include, but are not necessarily limited to: Supporting the implementation of National and VISN level policies related to MST at Beckley VAMC and associated CBOCs. Ensuring that MST screening is being conducted properly, and that Veterans who screen positive and are interested in treatment are referred and connected with appropriate services in a timely manner. Coordinating with facility business offices and clinical service/care lines to ensure Veterans are not being charged for MST-related care, and that Veterans eligible for MST care only are able to access the appropriate services. Collaborate with leadership to develop a process for evaluating facility MST-related services, to ensure there is adequate capacity to serve the treatment needs of the local MST survivor population and that services are of high quality. Monitor the organization of treatment services to MST survivors to ensure that they are provided in a way that is gender-sensitive. Serves as the primary contact for Veterans and other staff members with questions about MST or local MST-related services. Acts as an advocate for Veteran MST survivors in their interactions with relevant VHA clinics and offices, intervening when necessary to ensure that MST polices are correctly implemented. Provides consultation to facility offices on processes and procedures to ensure accurate and efficient implementation of MST policies. Provides consultation on MST- related clinical issues to clinicians within the facility and when appropriate, at other locations (eg. Veterans receiving care at both medical facility and local Vet Center) regarding treatment considerations for that provider and their patient. Regular publicizes information about the role of the MST Coordinator to facility frontline staff, such as telephone operator, to ensure these staff can assist Veterans in reaching the MST Coordinator. Provides training specific to MST screening, including how to complete the MST Clinical Reminder, for relevant service/care lines, such as primary care. Provide training or instructional resources on proper documentation of MST - related care encounters for relevant service/care lines. Communicates with the appropriate mental health and primary care service/care line leadership to publicize the importance of compliance with the MST mandatory training requirements (see VHA Directive 115.01). Collaborates with facility partners and leadership to ensure that material on MST services is visibly posted or displayed within the facility Distributes outreach materials including national MST brochures and posters, local screen savers, and business or contact cares to clinics, CBOCs, service/care lines, and frontline staff such as facility telephone operators. Conducts outreach activities and events in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), such as a Clothesline Project. Participates in or otherwise promotes inclusion of MST specific materials in community Stand Down events, National Guard "Welcome Home" events Suicide Prevention Outreach, and other Veteran outreach events. Regularly consults with program managers and coordinators in specialty programs such as Women Veterans Care, Transition and Care Management, Homelessness, and Suicide Prevention. Periodically communications with clinical Directors in Mental Health, Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, and other clinical areas. Ensures mechanisms, are in place for communication with the facility eligibility, billing, and other relevant business offices. Develops a working relationship with Public Affairs office. Maintains communication with VISN-level MST Point-of-Contact and other MST Coordinators in VISN 5. Responds promptly to requests for information from members of the National MST Support Team Participates in MST specific email lists, and National and VISN-level teleconference calls. The incumbent will provide mental health assessment and crisis intervention coverage on a rotating basis to the Emergency Room. The incumbent will provide direct care services to those Veterans receiving services for trauma related care, outside of the completion of required administrative duties. The incumbent will perform other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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. 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/.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: It is VHA policy that a 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 access to the electronic health record. 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: Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor MST, GS12 Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex 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. 1. Ability to make professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendation for treatment planning and implementation. 2. Advanced knowledge and mastery of the fundamentals of the counseling process which includes defining patient/family problems and maintaining an effective counseling relationship. 3. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the counseling process within various specialty areas, build on the foundation of competence through regular meetings and discussions to explain assignments, review progress of cases and confer about the counseling perspectives and orientation. 4. Ability to provide complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress. Requires independent judgment and skill. 5. Ability to establish goals/treatment through a collaborative process with the patient utilizing advanced counseling skills, including evidenced- based practices, screening, and psychosocial assessment. 6. Ability to use a wide variety of individual, group, or familial counseling interventions; demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multicultural counseling skills. 7. Ability to fully utilize the current DSM in making diagnoses and formulation of treatment goals and application of appropriate clinical intervention using professional counseling practices. 8. Ability to develop and facilitate psychotherapy and psycho- education groups that include life skills, family support, and community integration. This may include evidence based psychotherapy. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to meeting the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) for the GS-11 grade level above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on data. 4. 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. 5. Ability to teach, mentor staff and trainees, and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. 6. 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. Failure to Obtain License or Certification. In all cases, social workers must actively pursue meeting state prerequisites for licensure or certification starting from the date of their appointment. Failure to become licensed or certified within the prescribed amount of time will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment. Loss of Licensure or Certification. Once licensed or certified, social workers must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment. Grandfathering Provision. The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all title 38 hybrid qualification standards. Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/registration requirements that apply to this occupation. References: VA Handbook 5005/106, Part II, Appendix G43 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: Traveling throughout the medical center is required, as is performing activities involving sitting, walking, standing, bending, and carrying such items as books, papers, and files. Work Environment: Work is typically performed in a clinical setting that exposes the incumbent to the communicable diseases common of the Veteran population. The incumbent will be required to perform Mental Health on-call on rotation that may occur in a variety of settings within the facility.

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 Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley, WV 25801 US
• Name: Jason Matthew
• Phone: 7192374694
• Email: [email protected]