Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - MHRRTP

Overview

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

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) will be assigned to the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitative Treatment Program (MHRRTP) to provide licensed clinical psychosocial and case management services at an independent practice level to eligible Veterans to meet biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs.
• Their health care and psychosocial problems and needs are complex and require a high degree of clinical oversight and creative problem solving.
• The selectee will be required to interact not only with the patient but also family, significant others, community agencies, and other staff.
• The LPMHC assigned to this program should have advanced clinical knowledge of substance use and mental health diagnosis.
• Some of the duties include, but are not limited to:

• Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) with advanced clinical knowledge of substance use and mental health diagnosis.