Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Job Title

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Duties

Screening/Assessment - The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor will develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others. The goal of the assessment is to highlight the Veteran's strengths, limitations, and internal/external supports and service needs in order to optimize the Veteran's functional status. The biopsychosocial assessment will include clinical interview, administration of psychiatric test instruments, and/or collateral information. Based on the biopsychosocial assessment, the mental health Licensed Professional Counselor uses professional judgment and beginning practice skills to diagnose using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor provides goal planning, evaluation, and intervention with serious and complicated, highly diverse cases involving psychiatric illness. He/she demonstrates an understanding of current techniques to the treatment of this Veteran population related to their physical limitations, psychological needs, psychiatric conditions, environmental needs and age associated illnesses and conditions.

Treatment Planning/Goal Setting - The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor develops and/or contributes to the development of the mental health treatment plan and the setting of achievable treatment goals with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team. The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor provides consultation and makes recommendations to the interdisciplinary team on course of treatment.

Documentation/ Productivity - The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor will complete documentation in compliance with appropriate documentation standards. The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor consistently maintains an acceptable level of productivity per guidelines which may include special assignments.

Referral to service providers - Throughout the course of treatment The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor is the specialist on VA and/or community resources. The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor will collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the Veteran's needs. The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor is responsible for educating the Veteran and/or caregiver of the available services and assisting them with appropriate referrals based on the Veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker related to mental health issues.

Resource Usage/Development - The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor is responsible for using current social work resources and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of Veterans. The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor will refer the Veteran to needed services.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday : 7:30am-4:00pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized