This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Southeast Network, VA Augusta Health Care System (VAAHCS) in Augusta, Georgia located in the Mental Health Service. The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) is a non-supervisory position that serves as an advanced practice clinician providing comprehensive mental health services to veterans and reports to Mental Health leadership.
Duties: Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority of services needed and provide specialized treatment.
Advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities for Veterans with complex needs. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling, or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial, and/or case management interventions used in the treatment of Veterans. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on data.
Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the psychosocial treatment of patients, rendering professional opinions based on experience, expertise and role modeling effective clinical skills. Ability to teach, mentor staff and trainees, and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications.
Ability to engage in written and oral communication with leadership/staff and community stakeholders regarding policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and issues pertaining to the practice of the profession. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0800-1630; including some weekends. Schedule may vary based on department needs. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 63570F, 63569F. 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.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Jose.Pena2@va.gov · 404-321-6111 X121640
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $89508 – $116362/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-30.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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