The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) is assigned to a Specialty Mental Health team at the Beckley VAMC. The clinical and program activities assumed under this position are conducted as part of the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Program-Enhanced Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (ICMHR/ERANGE).
ICMHR/ERANGE is a project of the Northeast Program Evaluation Center and is administered under the direction of the Specialty Care Mental Health Manager.
Major duties include but are not limited to the following: LPMHC and ICMHR/ERANGE (70%): Screening/Assessment: Develop a psychosocial assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran, family members and significant others. Work with the interdisciplinary treatment team in the development of a treatment plan with the veteran based on this psychosocial assessment.
Initial psychosocial assessment/ reassessments will be completed as specified by the policy for the assigned work area Treatment Planning/Goal Setting: Responsible for contributing to the development of the treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran and family members/caregiver and other clinical staff. Referral to service providers: Collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs.
Responsible for educating the veteran and family members/caregivers of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker Resource Usage/Development: Responsible for using the current Social Work resource file of VA and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of veterans. The LPMHC will refer the veteran to needed services.
Advocacy: When appropriate and feasible, educate and encourage the veteran to advocate on his/her own behalf, thus fostering a sense of independence and empowerment. Crisis Intervention: Experienced in making independent rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs.
In the event of a medical or psychiatric emergency, staff will follow the protocol of his/her respective mental health clinic and the facility at the Beckley VA Medical Center Education/Health promotion and prevention: Provide education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer veterans and family members/caregiver to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs Coordination of non-institutional and institutional services: Review the progress notes from other providers to accurately determine the strengths and limitations of each veteran enrolled in mental health services.
Educate the veteran, their family members/caregiver and the team of all the options available to them and collaborate with the veteran and family members/caregiver on the preferred option Psychotherapy: Provide the veterans and their family members/caregiver with ongoing therapy as needed and/or appropriate.
The purpose of such therapy is to deal with the psychosocial impact of coping with severe/complex mental illness(es) to include Substance Abuse Disorder, chronic/disabling illness (es), onset of a catastrophic illness, etc.
Discharge/Aftercare planning: Collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment team and other appropriate hospital clinical staff, assist veteran and their family members/caregiver in planning for discharge/aftercare by offering appropriate and viable discharge/aftercare options to the veteran and appropriate family members/caregiver.
On-call services: Participate in on-call rotation MHTC 2.0 TASK (30%): Provide a full range of services within commonly accepted standards of practice and prioritizes care coordination activities as the primary job function [e.g., needs assessment, chart reviews, care or case management (as needed), discharge planning, outreach, etc.] and other services as appropriate. Responsible for reviewing the BHIP Care Coordination dashboard.
Responsible for completing local and national reports for the MHTC 2.0 program. Conduct biopsychosocial assessments to determine care coordination and treatment needs of Veterans. Active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines. Act as liaison between VA and community resources, to include education and bidirectional communication that promotes seamless care.
Document interventions and activities in patient's electronic health record and ensure appropriate hand-off communication and documentation when transferring patient care. Maintain familiarity and share responsibility with other team members for performance measures relevant to the BHIP and Specialty team. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc as determined by Agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 517-260504-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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Brian.Brunk@va.gov · (202) 461-9984
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $93530 – $121591/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-09.
This is a 8:00am-4:30pm position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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