USAJOBS · 6 hours ago
Licensed Professional Counselor- Mental Health Outpatient Therapist
Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$85K/yr - $85K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Licensed Professional Counselor to provide outpatient behavioral health services to Veterans and their families. The role involves assessing and treating a range of psychosocial concerns and psychiatric diagnoses, while also coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The incumbent provides services to Veterans, their families, and the interdisciplinary team regarding evaluation, identification, and treatment of psychosocial concerns and psychiatric diagnoses in the outpatient behavioral health setting
Duties include outpatient behavioral health services and crisis response to veterans with the full spectrum of mental health disorders
The incumbent has working knowledge and experience in the use of mental health diagnoses, medical terminology, ethics, and medical documentation and standards
The incumbent must possess a high level of skill for use in assessing and treating and assessing bio-psychosocial concerns and conditions of Veterans
The incumbent independently assesses and identifies high-risk patients and implements appropriate safety protocols and standards of care
The incumbent provides crisis intervention services and has working knowledge of referral process for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and residential posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse (SUDS) and other specialty programs
Duties also include thorough and appropriate assessment to identify relevant presenting problems, determine in-home and environmental contributors, and to understand obstacles to recovery and/or follow through with recommended treatments
The incumbent will provide case management with members of the outpatient interdisciplinary team is provided in order to coordinate a collaborative effort to meet the agreed upon goals for a Veteran's recovery needs and include liaison with community professionals regarding needed services for Veterans and/or their families
Services include but are not limited to referral to programming to address homelessness, hospice services, nursing home care, home health services, financial resources, VA benefits, and transportation services
Qualification
Required
Must 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)
Must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment
Must have at least 1 year of post-master's degree mental health counseling experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
Company
USAJOBS
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