Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (BHIP/Outpatient Programs) - Care Coordinator

Job Title

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Location

VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (HVAMC), under the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service Line (MHBS)

Duties

The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor provides mental health therapy for eligible veterans in the Mental Health Outpatient or Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program clinic. Provision of clinical services may also extend to the Virginia Beach CBOC, Chesapeake CBOC, Portsmouth CBOC, Albemarle APOC, and additional CBOC locations. CBOC catchment area and are experiencing psycho-social stressors in their lives. The clinician provides clinical psychosocial assessment, individual therapy, couples and family therapy, group therapy and independently documents the workload in the CPRS computer system.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Performs case/care management functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs. Possesses the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families, and groups.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments. Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team if applicable. Possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and measures outcomes to interventions.
• Coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
• Identifies high-risk patients and provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Provides support for those Veterans on the High Risk for Suicide list.
• Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
• Develops patient education materials/modules and assists with Veteran Peer and Family activities as assigned.
• Provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan. Ability to evaluate own practice through professional peer review, case conferences and other organizational means. Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
• Serves as Mental Health Treatment Coordinator for the patients on assigned team
• Coordinates with other services to include, but not limited to Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI), MH Connect Team, Inpatient Psychiatry Team, and/or Substance Use Disorder Outpatient Program to ensure Veterans needs are met.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Possesses working knowledge and skill in the use of word-processing, data management and other computer systems, especially those programs in use by VHA.
• Adheres to operational policies and procedures for the treatment team, assigned program and/clinic, Community Based Clinics, and the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service.
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Program Manager, Service Chief, Chief of Staff, and/or Medical Center Director.
• Remains actively involved in CBOC and MH&BS LPMHC training, education, and administrative activities as indicated.
• Actively participates in and assumes responsibilities associated with committee assignments to include Performance Improvement, Peer Review, and Performance Measures.
• Assists as requested, with staff education and training on assigned topics.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework

Ad-hoc as needed

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #

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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized