Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Primary Care Mental Health Integration)

About the role

The Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) position is administratively aligned with the Mental Health Service and serves as a Collocated Collaborative Care (CCC) behavioral health consultant in Primary Care.

Qualifications

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 (e.g., Addiction Counseling, Community Counseling, Gerontology Counseling, Marital‑Couple‑and‑Family Counseling) from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Traditional Rehabilitation counseling programs accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualification standards.
• 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 (including diagnosis and treatment). If the license does not yet allow independent practice, the individual must be supervised by a licensed independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member with access to the electronic health record. May qualify based on the Grandfathering Provision for current VHA employees meeting the criteria.

GS‑11 Grade Determinations (Full Performance Level)

• In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of post‑master's or post‑doctoral degree mental health counseling