Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI)

Summary This position is eligible for 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. 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 PolicyEducation: Hold a master's or doctoral degree in: Clinical Mental Health CounselingClinical Rehabilitation CounselingClinical Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Rehabilitation Counselingor 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 CounselingCommunity CounselingGerontology CounselingMarital - Couple - and Family CounselingCACREP defines the date when graduates are considered to have graduated from a CACREP accredited programNOTE: Traditional Rehabilitation counseling programs that are accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualification standards as Traditional Rehabilitation counseling differs from Clinical Rehabilitation counselingLicensure: 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 treatmentEnglish Language Proficiency: LPMHCs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3.jGS-12 Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Grade Determinations: Experience - Education - and Licensure: In addition to the basic requirements - candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex LPMHC experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade levelSenior LPMHCs must have five years of post-licensed experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment - demonstrating progressive professional competency and expertise and be licensed to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCsDemonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and AbilitiesIn addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level - the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below: 1Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex mental illnessAbility to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients - including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practiceAbility to determine priority of services needed and provide specialized treatment2Advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities for Veterans with complex needsThis includes individual - group - and/or family counseling - or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial - and/or case management interventions used in the treatment of Veterans3Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programsAbility to design system changes based on data4Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the psychosocial treatment of patients - rendering professional opinions based on experience - expertise and role modeling effective clinical skills5Ability to teach - mentor staff and trainees - and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications6Ability to engage in written and oral communication with leadership/staff and community stakeholders regarding policies - procedures - practice guidelines - and issues pertaining to the practice of the professionPreferred Experience: Work in primary care setting or prior experiences working with same-day MH needs/crisis managementReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/Physical Requirements: There are no physical requirements for this occupation per OCHCO Communications email to VA Handbook 5019 - updated on 4/17/2026. Duties Duties include but are not limited to the following: Provides a full range of diagnostic and evaluation services appropriate to the primary care setting - especially in the areas of general psychological evaluation of emotional and behavioral problems and suicide assessmentProvides a full range of psychological interventions consistent with training and expertise - with special emphasis on brief and evidenced-based interventions found to be effective in primary care settingsDevelops - implements - and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients - including prompt completion of clinical remindersFacilitates patient and family education appropriate to the primary care setting and the specific presenting mental or behavioral health issuesProvides consultation services to support PCP decision-making - building on PCP interventions and improving PCP-patient working relationshipsProvides interventions with a focus on allowing patients to remain with their Primary Care Provider (PCP) for the full range of their health care needs to the extent that this is clinically appropriateSupervises trainees conducting direct clinical careProvides administrative duties including: Scheduling of Veterans and related issues - returning Veterans' phone calls and secure messages - writing reports - attending organizational meetingsMay be asked to provide service on a full time bases at one of the CBOC's Grants Pass/K-FallsComplete certification of the VA National PCMHI Competency Training and continue to display competency and fidelity to the PCMHI model via ongoing review of relevant data and metricsProvides primary clinical supervision for unlicensed staff and/or students - which may include back-up clinical supervision in other rotations - as directed by Training DirectorMay provide group supervision to an Intern cohort - on an as-needed basis - as determined by the Training DirectorIs involved in the development and on-going improvement of the Training Programs and actively participates in relevant meetings related to the training mission (e.g. - Training Committee) Assists the PCMHI Coordinator in the design - development - and implementation of clinical programs for a team of treatment providersAssist the program PCMHI Coordinator in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the clinical programFacilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate servicesComplies with national and local performance measures - including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patientsWork Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Telework: Ad-hoc telework available at supervisors discretionVirtual: This is not a virtual positionFunctional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentiveContact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistanceLearn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized