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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (BHIP Therapist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 days ago
On-site Potsdam, NY $75K – $97K Apply by Aug 17, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJENFPESFJINFJ
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The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor provides outpatient mental health services to Veterans enrolled at the Syracuse VA Medical Center and its associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). This position is located at the Potsdam VA CBOC.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent is tasked with delivering psychotherapeutic treatment to individuals, couples, and occasionally groups, focusing on mental health symptoms and emotional challenges.
- →The primary objectives are to alleviate these symptoms, enhance self-awareness and self-management, and foster recovery and overall well-being for Veterans.
- →The incumbent will: - The candidate possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills, allowing for effective interactions with diverse individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.
- →The incumbent will partner with the Veteran to establish a treatment plan that incorporates achievable goals, using Measurement Based Care tools as a fundamental element. - Familiarity with treatment protocols for various psychiatric disorders, expertise in evidence-based practice protocols, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
- →This strategy focuses on guiding Veterans to the least restrictive mental health services while maintaining their psychiatric stability.
- →Prioritizing effective communication, the incumbent coordinates services to enable seamless transitions between different levels of care.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.
- →Telework: Not available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 Note: This position may be filled by a Psychologist, Social Worker or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC).
- →These three positions are advertised separately on USAJobs.
- →If you are interested in any position, please apply to the respective job announcement.
- →This vacancy is a multi-disciplinary announcement.
- →If you are a Psychologist and are interested in applying, please apply here.
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).
- ✓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 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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education or if a degree is required for the position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: c353ea79-7fca-4183-a906-fcb6d9ba532d
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