The Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) BHIP offers a range of evidence-based treatments for mental health symptoms, including data-gathering, assessment, treatment planning, treatment delivery, consultation, patient-family education, professional education, referral. BHIP conducts program planning, program evaluation, and program administration, in accordance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Joint Commission (JC) standards of quality.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: Program Management: Leads efforts to maintain Joint Commission accreditation for outpatient general mental health services. Interprets and complies with policies, directives, information letters, etc., from VACO, VISN, and the Medical Center to ensure adherence by program staff; interprets and complies with regulations and guidelines governing the program to the facility staff and community; develops and maintains standard operating procedures to implement policies and patient care for the program. Completes periodic reviews and revisions as necessary; provides public relations and community education regarding the VA and BHIP to various social, health, mental health agencies, legal representatives, housing authorities, and welfare organizations which include State, County, and City government offices, as well as private non-profit service agencies and organizations. Develops and updates brochures that will be used to provide information on the program to Veteran service organizations, public service agencies, and to Veteran patients in the community. Coordinates the administrative, Veteran treatment, and quality improvement activities of the BHIP; motivates co-workers and employees for whom there are supervisory responsibilities and directs work regarding performance improvement initiatives. Oversees the provision of services in serious and complicated cases and carries full professional responsibility for program functioning. oversees the provision of services in serious and complicated cases and carries full professional responsibility for program functioning. Coordinates efforts to meet national Performance Measures related to the programs. Quarterly reports will be made to the MH ICC leadership Council regarding efforts to meet these and other measures of performance. Responsible for the program's resource and fiscal management. Clinical Responsibilities: Provides a full range of mental health services tailored to the incumbent's professional discipline, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients. Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others. Provides comprehensive, evidence based interventions. Provides consultation to professional staff and to community providers concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients. Works closely with the Outpatient Division Manager and Medical Director of the MH ICC, as well as nursing, to ensure appropriate staffing are allocated to outpatient general mental health services. Supervisory Controls: Reports administratively and clinically to the Outpatient Division Manager of the MH ICC at the Chillicothe VAMC. Carries out clinical duties and administrative assignments independently. Consults with other professional staff may be necessary at times in applying agency policies and practices to new matters. Customer Services: Meets the needs of customers while supporting the Medical Center and Service missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May include evenings, weekends, and/or Holidays. Telework: Available; Ad-hoc as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 92853-0 Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.g) 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. 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: Experience, Education and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, you must have at least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. The experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Qualifying creditable experience is further defined in the how to apply section of the job posting. In addition to meeting the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) for the GS-12 grade level, you must demonstrate the KSAs below: Ability to make judgments and decisions associated with program management. Ability to monitor program outcomes using data driven quality assurance process. Ability to develop productivity standards appropriate to each service provided. Ability to manage a wide range of programs which include the operation and management of key clinical, training or administrative programs. Preferred Experience: Program Management. Supervisory Experience. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. Typically, the employee will sit to perform administrative work. However, other position duties include physical requirements which include but not limited to, long periods of walking; standing; bending; crouching, reaching, and lifting of a variety of moderately heavy items, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; or driving an automobile to check the space of CBOC program areas, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

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 Chillicothe VA Medical Center 17273 State Route 104 Chillicothe, OH 45601 US
• Name: Nicole Huyghe
• Phone: 989-392-9239
• Email: [email protected]