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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Cleveland, OH $64K – $101K Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJESFJINFJINFP Healthcare
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The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC). The LPMHC will function within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team in Psychology Service.
What You'll Do
- →Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team-based care provides Veteran centered, recovery-oriented, and evidence-based services.
- →The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) serves as a BHIP Associate, providing expert care to Veterans served by the VA Medical Center's interdisciplinary outpatient mental health clinic utilizing evidence-based interventions for Veterans with a wide range of mental and behavioral health conditions.
- →Major duties include, but may not be limited to: Provides case management which includes determining and monitoring care coordination needs over time, and facilitating follow-up and outreach as needed to promote proactive, personalized care and care continuity.
- →Follows national guidance and local policy and SOPs for mental health services.
- →Participates in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting trends in caseloads and identifying the need for making recommendations on program procedures and/or policy changes based upon work experiences.
- →Provides a broad range of psychotherapeutic interventions, including evidence based treatments when appropriate, to Veterans and families as needed throughout the continuum of care.
- →Conducts biopsychosocial assessments to assess high risk factors, including suicidal and homicidal ideation, acute needs for VHA or community-based services, and to determine case management and treatment needs of Veterans.
- →Provides crisis intervention, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary treatment team, for Veterans who are experiencing severe social or mental health crises.
- →Demonstrates detailed knowledge of VHA programs and community services in an effort to act as liaison between VA and community resources, to include education and bidirectional communication that promotes seamless care.
- →Documents interventions and activities in patient's electronic health record within established timeframes to ensure appropriate hand-off communication and documentation when transferring patient care.
- →Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:30p.m.
- →Telework: Ad-hoc telework available as determined by agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: PD93628-A and PD93629-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓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.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3788bf58-8b10-4566-890b-3eba4bc0d850
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