Marriage and Family Therapist

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Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• The incumbent will conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.
• The incumbent will conduct intake substance use disorder assessments for patients to determine appropriate VA program needs.
• The incumbent is an active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
• The incumbent will participate in transition/discharge planning with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that transitions plans are executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate.
• The incumbent will provide individual, family and group counseling as appropriate. Individual and group services will be focused on substance use disorder treatment.
• The incumbent will provide consultation/education to veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
• The incumbent will act as a consultant to other team/staff members.
• The incumbent will provide consultation/education to students of all disciplines on clinical practice and VA policy and procedure.
• The incumbent will provide case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.
• The incumbent will provide a full range of social services within commonly accepted standards of their profession, which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.
• The incumbent will assist patients and their significant others with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness and death.
• The incumbent will document therapy interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate transfer of patients internally within the VA system and with other external agents.
• The incumbent will participate in providing evening services to accommodate patient care needs, one night per week.

Work Schedule: 8:00am to 4:30pm; one evening a week 10:00 am to 6:30 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