Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Program Coordinator - ACMHMP

01Basic Requirements

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors must be proficient in spoken & written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.j.

02Education

Must hold a master's or doctoral degree in: Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling; Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling; or a related field, from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling & 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, & 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.

03Licensure

Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-183 series in VHA must hold a full, current, & unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis & 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).

04Grade Determinations

GS-13 LPMHC (Program Coordinator) Experience: 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. **LPMHC Program Coordinators at the GS-12 level 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.** GS-13 LPMHC Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to meeting the experience above, the candidate must also demonstrate all of the KSAs for the GS-12 grade level as well as all of the GS-13 KSAs below: GS-12 KSAs: 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. GS-13 KSAs: Ability to make judgments and decisions associated with program management.

Ability to monitor program outcomes using data driven quality assurance process. Ability to develop productivity standards appropriate to each service provided. Ability to manage a wide range of programs which include the operation and management of key clinical, training or administrative programs.

05Preferred Experience

Experience with oversight of multiple complex healthcare operations and programs. Experience providing care to Veterans with serious mental illness. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

06Physical Requirements

Must be in overall good health, able to sit at a desk working at a computer, engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies. The incumbent must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands, exercise patience, and control emotions, with reasonable accommodation, if necessary, without endangering the health and safety of the incumbent or others.

Position may require walking throughout the clinic and/or Medical Center, standing for extended periods of time, involves sitting at a computer and in counsel and consultation with Veterans and interdisciplinary teams. Position may rarely require travel programs in the community, clinics, medical centers, CBOC's, etc.

This position also requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; and repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

The ACMHMP is directly responsible for overseeing multiple Mental Health Services programs which may include the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (IPU), Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP), Services for Outpatient Addiction Recovery (SOAR), Medical Psychiatry Services, Access Crisis Team (ACT), and others as assigned.

A substantial portion of the workload directed by this position is carried out at one or more locations that are physically separated across the medical center campus and operate on a 24-7 basis under conditions that make day-to-day supervision difficult to administer. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assisting the ACOS of Mental Health in the overall operation of Mental Health Service.

Maintaining supervisory responsibility over the supervisors of multiple programs which may include the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (IPU), Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP), Services for Outpatient Addiction Recovery (SOAR), Medical Psychiatry Services, Access Crisis Team (ACT), and others as assigned. The incumbent is also responsible for assuring the overall optimal and effective functioning of these programs.

Developing and maintaining a high-quality Mental Health Service while meeting all VISN and VACO Environment of Care and programmatic requirements. Working cooperatively with the ACOS, MHS, DACOS, MHS, Associate Chief of Community Programs, MHS, and other medical departments, and the Chief of Staff. Fostering a cohesive interdisciplinary team environment within programs. Overseeing quality control issues and performance measures with the ACOS, DACOS, and Associate Chief of Community Programs, MHS.

• Working cooperatively with the Local Recovery Coordinator to assure integration of Recovery-focused treatment elements throughout the MHS.
• Overseeing compliance with and successful execution of Mental Health Performance Measures, workload, VERA capture, Veteran satisfaction, and quality assurance.
• Meeting with Veterans needing service-recovery.

Providing consultation for all mental health clinicians in regard to the clinical care of complex cases, especially as it relates to Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. Meeting regularly with the ACOS, MHS in regard to all issues related to supervised programs. Working cohesively with the ACOS, MHS to assure that all aspects of the Mental Health Service are functioning optimally.

This includes strategic planning, setting operational priorities and deployment of resources, engaging in quality improvement, performance measure outcomes, and encouraging and improving team-oriented care for Veterans. Being a member of the senior leadership team in Mental Health and is involved in Clinical Leadership Meetings and decision making. Completing all quality measures and reports as requested by VASLCHCS, VISN 19 and VA Central Office.

Working closely with all senior Mental Health supervisors and clinicians on issues related to performance, workload, and Veteran satisfaction. Providing coverage for the for the ACOS, MHS, DACOS, MHS, or Associate Chief of Community Programs, MHS in their absence. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8AM to 4:30PM Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 61435O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized