Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager)

Summary

The Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Mental Health, is currently recruiting for one (1) Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager).

This is a multi-disciplinary position and selections can be made from the following, Psychology Program Manager, Social Worker (Program Coordinator), and Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager).

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

07/01/2024 to 07/09/2024

• Salary

$103,409 - $134,435 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 13

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Oklahoma City, OK 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-Ad-hoc

• 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

Yes

• Security clearance

Not Required

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBSU-12462924-24-KP

• Control number

798027700

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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.

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees and current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.

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Duties

The incumbent serves full-time as the Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager, Geriatric Inpatient Mental Health unit). The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor provides administrative oversight of Staff Psychologists and for a multidisciplinary team, which may include Social Workers, Licensed Professional mental health Counselors and Psychology Technicians.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other programs as necessary.

• Directs, manages, and monitors the workload of clinical and administrative personnel and meets at least monthly with the interdisciplinary team.

• Oversees all clinical services to include individual assessment, psychological evaluation, psychoeducational classes, psychotherapy groups, supportive psychotherapy, and evidence-based psychotherapies. Also, the incumbent addresses all patient care issues in the program(s) assigned.

• Manages day-to-day activities, including operation of key clinical, training, research, and administrative programs. Decisions regarding staff and other resources associated with the programs are made while exercising wide latitude and independent judgment along with developing and implementing programs, policies, and procedures to meet program goals.

Program Administration:

• Develops and implements programs.

• Redesign of program process based on Veterans and employee feedback.

• Monitors and ensures that staff is trained and in compliance with Mental Health Suite standards.

• Addressing patient care issues, Patient Advocate Tracking System (PATS) notifications, Congressional and VA Hotline correspondence responses.

Other Significant Responsibilities:

• Has contact on a regular and recurring basis with individuals representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.

• Conducts special projects or studies to analyze, evaluate and provide recommendations on programs and issues.

• Evaluates program effectiveness and assists in the development of detailed procedures and protocols to supplement established administrative regulations or program guidance.

Clinical Responsibilities:

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

• Provides independent psychological services at all levels of complexity and consults with peers and supervisors as appropriate.

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

Academic/Teaching/Training

• Provides training and/or clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of training (unlicensed graduate psychologists, psychology trainees, psychology technicians, psychiatry residents, and medical students).

• Involved in Psychology Training Program(s) and Training Committee(s).

Work Schedule: Monday

• Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Telework: Ad-Hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 69712-0

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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

Basic Requirements:

Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3.g.).

English Language Proficiency. LPMHCs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.

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/.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).

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager), GS-13

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-12 grade level. The 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-12 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs below:

1.Ability to make judgments and decisions associated with program management.

2.Ability to monitor program outcomes using data driven quality assurance process.

3.Ability to develop productivity standards appropriate to each service provided.

4.Ability to manage a wide range of programs which include the operation and management of key clinical, training or administrative programs.

Preferred Experience: Experience with geriatric mental health

References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/106 PART II APPENDIX G43

This vacancy is being announced above the full performance level at a GS-13.

Physical Requirements: The work for the position is sedentary. Physical requirements include some lifting/carrying (

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 VA employees of the facility.

2.All other VA employees.

3.Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.