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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 62 days ago
On-site Rapid City, SD $62K – $97K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJENFPESFJINFJ
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The incumbent will practice in outpatient mental health as part of Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team. The incumbent will provide direct patient care by offering psychotherapy to veterans. They will to determine needs of veterans and family members and actively participate in the treatment planning process. Will work with a team other disciplines as part of the treatment process.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: The incumbent will conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.
- →The incumbent is an active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
- →The incumbent will coordinate and refer care with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that the treatment plan is executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate.
- →The incumbent will provide individual, family and group therapy as appropriate.
- →The incumbent will provide consultation/education to veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
- →The incumbent will act as liaison between VA and community resources, to include marketing and public relation duties as needed.
- →The incumbent will, as appropriate, supervise the practice of social work students, or a less experienced social worker The incumbent will maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with TJC, VA and medical center policy and procedures.
- →The incumbent will document interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate hand-off when transferring of patient care.
- →Ability to provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds.
- →This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological), and the differential influences of the environment, society, and culture.
- →Ability to work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems utilizing individual, group, and family therapy skills.
- →Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
- →Basic knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities and ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals.
- →This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques.
Requirements
- ✓You 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.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position.
- ✓For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 16c291f8-e082-4392-be31-c47f712a0030
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