Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager - PTSD Domiciliary

This Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) is the Program Manager of a 20 bed Domiciliary PTSD (DOM PTSD) for Veterans with PTSD related to military service. The DOM PTSD at VA ECHCS provides a specialized, complex array of psychosocial rehabilitation services which significantly impact Veterans' health care. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to: This position makes independent decisions and oversees complex care provided by interdisciplinary staff that provide evidence based psychotherapies for trauma. Qualified incumbents provide direct care and supervise evidence -based psychotherapies for trauma. They use outcome and utilization data for resource allocation and program evaluation. Qualified incumbents will be versed in the relevant national directives, provide clinical and administrative supervision to an array of disciplines, and independently form comprehensive quality improvement initiatives in response to safety concerns or new national directives. Recurring duties include: 1. Running interdisciplinary meetings 2. Providing clinical supervision 3. Responding to emergency safety events 4. Developing reports for leadership 5. Allocating resources 6. Selecting new staff 7. Overseeing admissions decisions 8. Ensuring compliance with National Directives and local guidance 9. Environment of care quality improvement actions Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager must meet the needs of customers while supporting VA Missions; consistently communicate and treat customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA Staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner; provide customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures; and handle conflict and problems in dealing with customers constructively and appropriately. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm or 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Authorized Ad-HOC per agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 60885-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : 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: 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 policy. English Language Proficiency: LPMHCs must be proficient in spoken and written English. 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. 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 3 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. NOTE: It is VHA policy that a LPMHC who does not yet have a license that allows independent practice must be supervised by a licensed independ

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The new, state of the art campus is in Aurora, CO, just east of Denver. The city's central location makes it ideal for accessing the surrounding mountain ranges for outdoor activities or enjoying the rich art and cultural diversity of the area. Denver Metro offers a perfect mix of social activity, modern businesses, and family life making it an ideal location to start a career, raise a family, or ease into retirement. ECHCS offers a teaching hospital with state-of-the-art technology, education, and research, making it an ideal career choice for many clinical and administrative professionals. The facility has numerous specialized programs in addition to the