The Lexington VA Health Care System (LVAHCS) consists of two divisions with community-based outpatient clinics located in Berea, Hazard, Morehead, and Somerset. The Lexington VA Health Care System offers healthcare to approximately 94,000 veterans living in 36 counties in Central and Eastern Kentucky.

Duties

This position serves as Whole Health Clinical Director at LVAHCS. The position of Whole Health Clinical Director/Employee Whole Health Coordinator is a team member of the Whole Health (WH) division and reports to the facility Whole Health Coordinator which reports to the Chief of Mental Health. The WH Clinical Director assists in implementing the overall goals and strategies set forth by the facility Whole Health Coordinator. A primary role of the Clinical Director is to ensure Veteran access to Whole Health services. This incumbent will also have a primary goal of implementing an employee facing WH plan, serving as Employee Whole Health Coordinator. Main duties for this position consist of the following: The primary role of a Clinical Director is to implement the strategy for Whole Health (WH) services at the facility and ensure Veteran access to WH services. Plan and direct the educational and clinical experience of any potential medical students, residents, and fellows assigned to the Whole Health System. Assist in implementation of the Whole Health System's performance improvement plan. Advocate for the Whole Health System with VHA leadership and the medical community. Providing clinical input and oversight for patient treatment plans. Keeping the Whole Health System team apprised of medical care advances and practice standards. Assisting in creating strategic partnerships with community organizations in order to promote health and well-being offerings within the community. Maintains inventory of CIH approaches offered at VHA facility, including gap analysis as it relates to CIH approaches that must be offered by VA/community Ensures Veteran access to Whole Health services in alignment with the Whole Health Clinical Care Domain of the Designation Framework, the Whole Health Clinical Domain of the WHS Implementation Guide Ensuring clinical staff are aware of VA medical facility processes (e.g., consults) to access available Whole Health services. Participating in relevant clinical councils and governance bodies Ensures newly hired employees are trained and oriented to both Veteran and Employee Whole Health program and key activities as part of new employee orientation (NEO). Assists in executing a change management strategy in collaboration with VA medical facility Whole Health leadership to support the clinical staff with the integration of Whole Health into clinical practice. Ensuring all patient safety events that occur in Whole Health programming are submitted into VA's Joint Patient Safety Reporting System (JPSR). Has the clinical expertise and skills to provide a full range of clinical services, including services such as mindfulness, meditation, stress management, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, health behavior interventions, biofeedback, and integrative health education. Provides biofeedback to Veterans and trains staff in biofeedback. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc, when necessary Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 30395-F- Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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 field include, but are not limited to, Addiction Counseling; Community Counseling; Gerontology Counseling; Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling. A doctoral degree in mental health counseling may not be substituted for the master's degree in mental health counseling. (TRANSCRIPT MUST BE PROVIDED WITH APPLICATION) 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. 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 3.j.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:GS-11: Experience, Education, and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of post-master's or post- doctoral degree mental health counseling experience (VA or non-VA experience) and must be licensed to practice at the independent practice level and demonstrate the KSAs in subparagraph (c) below. LPMHCs may provide clinical supervision over the clinical practice of an unlicensed LPMHC or LPMHC trainee. Some state licenses do not license an individual to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCs. Please refer to specific state licensing laws regarding the requirements for providing clinical supervision. Assignments. This is the full performance grade level for LPMHCs. At this level they are licensed to independently practice professional counseling and to provide mental health services within the knowledge, theory, and training foundations of professional counseling. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-9 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below: Ability to make professional evaluations, decisions, and recommendation for treatment planning and implementation. Advanced knowledge and mastery of the fundamentals of the counseling process which includes defining patient/family problems and maintaining an effective counseling relationship. 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. Ability to provide complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress. Requires independent judgment and skill. Ability to establish goals/treatment through a collaborative process with the patient utilizing advanced counseling skills, including evidenced- based practices, screening, and psychosocial assessment. Ability to use a wide variety of individual, group, or familial counseling interventions; demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multicultural counseling skills. 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. 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 Preferred Experience: Working in mental health clinics References: VA Handbook 5005/106 Part II Appendix G43 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Qualification Standard dated April 3, 2018.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary but also demands standing, walking, bending, twisting, and carrying light items.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Lexington VA Health Care System 2250 Leestown Road Lexington, KY 40511 US
• Name: Joselyn Nunez
• Phone: 407-376-5480
• Email: [email protected]