Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager (PCMHI)

Summary This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) - Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (HVAMC) - under the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service Line (MHBS). This position is aligned with the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Program and is located at the North Battlefield CBOC. This position will have supervisory responsibility for PCMHI. 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 Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - 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 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. NOTE: If a LPMHC does not yet have a license that allows independent practice, they must be supervised by a licensed independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member and who has access to the electronic health record. 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: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager) - GS-13 Experience - Education and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates 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. Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-12 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below: 1) Ability to make judgments and decisions associated with program management; 2) Ability to monitor program outcomes using data-driven quality assurance process; 3) Ability to develop productivity standards appropriate to each service provided; 4) Ability to manage a wide range of programs which include the operation and management of key clinical - training or administrative programs. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Duties Administrative (Supervisory) Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring standardization of processes within each key clinical program. Full responsibility for the oversight of the practice of psychologists, social workers, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors, registered nurses, and administrative support personnel in the PCMHI Program. Responsibilities include ongoing evaluation of staffing needs and personnel assignments, periodic updating of position descriptions and functional statements, coordination of competency evaluations, completing performance appraisals, and professional and administrative supervision. Strategic Planning: Responsible for strategic planning to ensure the provision of high-quality services to meet the needs of the Veterans being served in the clinical programs detailed below. Program Management: Broad management responsibilities - full administrative and operational responsibility for the following key clinical programs: PCMHI Behavioral Health Lab Measurement Based Care The National PCMHI Competency Training Program PCMHI Self-Management Support Programming Self-management PCMHI Research Development and Implementation Clinical Responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities: Performs case finding functions and outreach, identifies and screens patients for psychosocial needs, develops treatment plans; 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; has knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, treatment procedures, and develops patient education materials/modules; provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans and the impact of problems on health care; meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Other Significant Responsibilities: Frequent personal contact with the public, clinical/administrative service/service line chiefs, medical center employees, representatives of local and state organizations, Union officials, medical center top management, non-VHA professional service providers, other medical centers, high-level VISN and VA Headquarters program officials; serves on decision-making committees and task forces; represents the medical center and VISN 6 at professional, community events and committees; regularly reviews, revises, writes service line policies; performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8-4:30 pm. Telework: Ad-Hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. #J-18808-Ljbffr