Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair seeks a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager) at GS-13 level. Requires a CACREP-accredited master’s/doctoral degree and a current license to practice independently, with English proficiency.

Eligible candidates must have monitored program outcomes and managed diverse clinical initiatives. Responsibilities include program oversight, data-driven QA, productivity standards, and coordinating multiple clinical and administrative programs

Qualifications

• Experience with program management and clinical education required.
• Strong data analysis and quality assurance skills expected.
• Ability to develop and apply productivity standards for services.
• Capability to manage multiple clinical, training, or administrative programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee program management duties at GS-13 level.
• Monitor program outcomes using data-driven quality assurance processes.
• Develop productivity standards appropriate to each service.
• Manage a wide range of clinical, training, or administrative programs.

Skills

Judgment & decision making

Data-driven QA

Productivity standards

Program management

Education

Master's or Doctoral in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP)

Job description

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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. 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 independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member and who has access to the electronic health record.
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).

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.

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.

Reference: VA Handbook 5005-106, Part II, Appendix G43, dated April 3, 2018.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: The work does not inherently include physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with a workplace accommodation. A pre-placement exam is not required.

NOTE: Readjustment Counselors are multi-disciplinary and can be filled by: Social Worker, Psychologist, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, and Marriage & Family Therapist. Each discipline is announced separately, and applicants must apply to the announcement for which they are qualified.