Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager

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The incumbent serves as the Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager for the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Mental Health Service Line.

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.

Grade Determinations: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager Experience, Education, and Licensure GS-13: 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: 1.

In depth knowledge of the program coordinated, and demonstrated knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and or practice guidelines for the program. 2.

Ability to make key decisions in the hiring and identification of top candidates. 3.

Ability to provide leadership in facilitating the process of coordinating program consults, assessments, admissions, care assignments and discharges. 4.

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

Assignments: LPMHC Program Coordinators are administratively responsible for a clinical program and provide treatment to patients in a major specialty.

They manage the daily operations of the program, develop policies and procedures, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.

They may supervise unlicensed graduate LPMHCs and may administratively manage any employees assigned to their program.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: The work performed is mainly sedentary is an office setting and on computer equipment. This position is suitable for adhoc telework at the discretion of management. Major Duties:

Major Duties: Mental Health Outpatient programming is a significant component of whole health care offered at the Wausau CBOC.

The program component managed in the Mental Health Outpatient Clinic are considerable scope, size, and complexity, and may include management of psychiatrists, psychologist, social workers, nurses, licensed professional counselors, and peer support.

Supervisor responsibilities include hiring, performance evaluations, time, and leave, disciplinary action, and monitoring of productivity standards.

Policies and procedures are closely monitored to inform ongoing strategic planning and performance improvement activities.

The incumbent manages patient complaints and compliments informally and formally through systems such as PATS-R and congressional responses.

The Licensed Professional Mental Health Program Manager has line and staff authority for resource allocations within the Mental Heath Outpatient Clinic.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Adhoc Telework - VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.

This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 08549F