Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor; BHIP

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (BHIP)

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$88,621.00/yr - $/yr

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

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.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency:
  Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
• Education Requirement :
  You must have 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 http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
• 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:
  Candidates must hold a full - current - and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - which includes diagnosis and treatment
• NOTE:
  
  It is VHA policy that a LPMHC who does not yet have a license that allows independent practice 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
• Loss of Licensure:
  Once licensed - LPMHCs must maintain a full - valid - and unrestricted license to independently practice mental health counseling - which includes diagnosis and treatment
• Loss of licensure will result in removal from the GS- 0183 LPMHC occupation and may result in termination of employment
• 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 GS-12:
  In addition to meeting the basic requirements - you must possess:
  Experience - Education - and Licensure
• In addition to the basic requirements - candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex LPMHC experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior LPMHCs must have five years of post-licensed experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment - demonstrating progressive professional competency and expertise and be licensed to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCs
• Assignments:
  Senior LPMHCs provide treatment to patients with complex needs including multiple mental health diagnoses - and numerous psychosocial issues - using independent judgment
• LPMHCs at this level provide clinical consultation to less experienced staff which may include coordinating crisis situations
• Senior LPMHCs will provide clinical supervision to LPMHC staff and/or LPMHC trainees - and may serve as the subject matter expert for the discipline
• Senior LPMHCs develop behavioral health related training curriculum and often conduct trainings for clinical staff
• LPMHCs model ethical and professional behaviors and standards to include multicultural awareness
• Senior LPMHCs meet routinely with inter-professional team members and leadership to communicate about program and patient issues for in depth problem solving
• Senior LPMHCs collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and frequently serve as a liaison
• Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities:
  Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex mental…