The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Substance Use Disorders Service (SLPMHC - SUDS) will independently provide clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible veterans and their family members within the Special Programs Section under the Mental Health/Behavioral Sciences Service (MHBSS) at the James A. Haley Veterans' Administration Hospital (JAHVAH) in Tampa, FL.

Duties

The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Substance Use Disorders Service (SLPMHC - SUDS) provides treatment to patients with complex needs including multiple mental health diagnoses, and numerous psychosocial issues, using independent judgment. LPMHCs at this level provide clinical consultation to less experienced staff which may include coordinating crisis situations. The SLPMHC - SUDS will independently provide clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible veterans and their family members. SLPMHCs will provide clinical supervision to LPMHC staff and/or LPMHC trainees and may serve as the subject matter expert for the discipline. SLPMHCs develop behavioral health related training curriculum and often conduct trainings for clinical staff. LPMHCs model ethical and professional behaviors and standards to include multicultural awareness. SLPMHCs meet routinely with inter- professional team members and leadership to communicate about program and patient issues for in depth problem solving. SLPMHCs collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and frequently serve as a liaison. This assignment is to be relatively few in number based on the size of the facility/service and applying sound position management. This assignment must represent substantial additional responsibility over and above that required at the full performance grade level and cannot be used as the full performance level of this occupation. Duties include but are not limited to: Clinical Responsibilities: 75% Provides a full range of evaluation services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients many of whom have psychiatric and medical problems. Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others. Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy. Provides consultation to professional staff within the Lakeland CBOC, the James A. Haley VA and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients with psychological and psychiatric problems. Administrative Responsibilities: 10% Adheres to operational policies and procedures established by the VA, supervisors, and program 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. Supervision/Program Evaluation: 5% Participates in program monitors and outcome measurements within programs assigned using a data-driven quality assurance process. If assigned, participates in research programs, designed to provide information regarding program planning and relevant treatment approaches. Other Significant Responsibilities: 5% Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces as assigned. Represents Mental Health on teams and committees at the Medical Center or Healthcare System as assigned. Represents the Medical Center or Healthcare System at professional/program community group/events and committees as assigned. Research/Program Evaluation: 5% Participates in program monitors and outcome measurements within programs assigned using a data-driven quality assurance process. If assigned, participates in research programs, designed to provide information regarding program planning and relevant treatment approaches. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Telework: May be authorized. Virtual: This position may be partially remotely with weekly onsite responsibilities. Functional Statement #: 000000 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. 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. Additional information may be obtained from http://www.cacrep.org/directory/. NOTE: Traditional Rehabilitation counseling programs 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-0101 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. English Language Proficiency: LPMHCs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j Grade Determination: Senior 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 meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below: 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 4004 Part II Appendix G43 Preferred Experience: Knowledge/experience providing comprehensive substance use disorder diagnostic assessment, knowledge of and ability to provide evidence-based individual and group interventions (training available), along with ongoing program development. This position requires experience and/or knowledge of biopsychosocial model of addiction and evidence-based intervention experience including Cognitive Behavioral therapy for SUD, Motivational Enhancement Therapy/Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction Therapy, and Contingency Management. This role offers opportunity for direct involvement in LMHC intern training. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although the stress involved in dealing continually with persons in emotional distress and who may be uncooperative makes this work notably more demanding than most sedentary jobs.

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 James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 US
• Name: Rita Mclaughlin
• Phone: (202) 286-5401
• Email: [email protected]