Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (SLPMHC) in the Mental Health Service line as part of the post traumatic stress disorder clinical team (PCT). Senior LPMHC's provide independent and expert clinical care in the Outpatient Mental Health Setting for Veterans who tend to have serious and severe mental health needs and crises and require continuing professional psychological support. Duties include but are not limited to: Collaborate with assigned team through interdisciplinary consultation to ensure veteran needs are met and support optimum clinical care. Provide a full range of screening, assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions for a variety of psychiatric disorders with a strong emphasis on the application of time limited, evidence-based approaches. Develop comprehensive treatment plans including projected discharge goals and timelines with veterans through use of shared decision making. Discharges (FLOW) Veterans from care when they have reached their identified goals, integrating internal and external support resources for the Veteran. 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. Provide evidence-based interventions; trained in two or more evidence-based psychotherapy treatment modalities with strong evidence for a primary mental health disorders treated in Outpatient Mental Health/PCT, one of which must be a PTSD specific treatment (CPT, PE, EMDR); as recommended by VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines. Conduct timely comprehensive assessment of at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs, evaluate risk, and initiate safety plan as appropriate. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm; subject to change based on the needs of the facility Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00938F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact desiree.jackson@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.