Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Coordinator

Summary

The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Mental Health service, is currently recruiting for Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Coordinator and Training Coordinator for the Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/28/2024 to 07/08/2024

• Salary

$86,962 - $113,047 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 12

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Oklahoma City, OK 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Excepted

• Promotion potential

None

• Job family (Series)

0183 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBSU-12462518-24-TLK

• Control number

797805400

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This job is open to

• Federal employees

• Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Federal employees

• Excepted service

Current excepted service federal employees.

• The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

This is an external job announcement open to all US Citizens and other federal employees. If you are a current, permanent VHA employee or a Health Professional Trainee, please apply here: CBSU-12462517-24-TLK

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Duties

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Diagnoses mental disorders.

• Treats mental disorders with a wide range of patients using a variety of modalities, including: individual, family and group counseling, triage/crisis management, and other interventions such as community-based interventions.

• Conducts initial intakes/biopsychosocial assessments and treatment planning in accordance with Joint Commission/VA requirements and service/clinic-level SOP.

• Practices measurement-based care using the Collect, Share, Act model, in accordance with Joint Commission/VA requirements and service/clinic-level SOP.

• Consults with OKC VA Health Care System staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.

• Consults with referring provider/team and other OKC VA HCS mental health staff, as necessary, on a wide variety of patient care issues.

• Participates in regularly scheduled Program/Clinic team meeting(s).

• Evaluates and makes disposition of patients to treatment programs in the OKC VA Health Care System, as well as referral to community programs and vocational placement. Serves as a consultant to other staff in evaluating and assisting Veterans with complex vocational problems. Places consults for Veterans when clinically indicated (with order signed by LIP).

• Ensures documentation is completed timely and within the facility guidelines/regulations.

• Ensures coding is in accordance with the OMHSP MH Coding Guidelines.

• Places RTCs in accordance with VHA directives and scheduling guidelines to ensure accurate patient appointment scheduling.

• Obtains PMDB training in accordance with workplace setting per the annual Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment.

• Assists with other activities as assigned by OKC VA Health Care System Management.

Training Director Responsibilities:

• Oversees day to day operations at the OKC VA HCS for the Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) Internship Program.

• Provides information and discusses policy issues with the LPMHC Internship Core Faculty.

• Maintains continuing education informed of changes in CACREP Accreditation and making sure the program follow's CACREP and OAA guidelines including provision of supervised clinical training experiences; maintenance of training records in accordance with the current VA Records Control Schedule; maintains public literature up to date.

• Responsible for recruitment and selection of applicants; onboarding and exiting; and ensuring programs are compliant with VA OAA guidelines.

• Provides ongoing program evaluations by gathering Proximal and Distal data through mid-year and exit interviews with current interns.

• Facilitate communication between the OKC VA Education Service/DEO, VA Chief of Psychology; and VA HR for onboarding and exiting new interns; and make sure the VA regulations are being followed.

• Assures all trainees are being provided with excellent training consistent with the program's aims and objectives.

• Designs training program to ensure interns' clinical training experiences meet the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accreditation requirements and demonstrate there is Veteran-centric learning and training.

• Oversees faculty to ensure consistency of enforcement of program guidelines, including completing required evaluations on all trainees, following grievance procedures and addressing disciplinary issues for trainees and faculty related to the training program, when appropriate.

• Manages, directs and administers all aspects of the training programs at the VA including planning, development and implementing policies and procedures.

• Exercises courtesy in all verbal and written interactions with staff, patients and others.

• Assists with other activities as assigned by medical center management.

• Maintains a professional environment and projects an image of dignity and concern in interactions with patients, patients' families, associates, and trainees. Promotes harmony and teamwork by coordinating and assisting with workflow within the office, medical center services, and community services.

• Pursues avenues to enhance personal growth and development, i.e., attends appropriate training seminars, identifies opportunities to expand knowledge base or technical skills, etc.

• Strives to identify innovations for enhancing the functions of the individual office, the executive offices, and the medical center. Implements appropriate changes within the scope of own purview and recommends to the supervisor those identified changes outside of own jurisdiction.

• Associate will support and promote a safe environment by taking appropriate action to avoid or correct unsafe conditions.

Work Schedule: 8am to 430pm; Monday through Friday

Telework: Ad-Hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 589740

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

• You may be required to serve a probationary period.

• Subject to background/security investigation.

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• See "Additional Information" below for details.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

• Education. Hold 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://www.cacrep.org/directory/. 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. Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0183 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment.

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). Grandfather Provision. All persons employed in VHA in as LPMHC on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (1) Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure, may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance level, or demoted within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the full performance level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.

(2) Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels.

(3) Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.

(4) If an employee who was retained (grandfathered) under this provision leaves that occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.

(5) Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.

Grade Determinations:

GS-12

Experience, Education, and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must have been in a major specialty treatment program area such as, but not limited to, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mental health intensive case management (MHICM), or other areas of equivalent scope and complexity. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below:

• In depth knowledge of the program coordinated, and demonstrated knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and or practice guidelines for the program.

• Ability to make key decisions in the hiring and identification of top candidates.

• Ability to provide leadership in facilitating the process of coordinating program consults, assessments, admissions, care assignments and discharges.

• Ability to provide subject matter consultation to other colleagues and trainees within the field of counseling working on an interdisciplinary team.

Preferred Experience: Experience providing supervision to LPC students, interns, and/or candidates

References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/106 April 3, 2018

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Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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/.

Additional information

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Area of Consideration

• Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

1.Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.

2.All other applicants based on Veterans' Preference.