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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 75 days ago
On-site Junction City, KS $75K – $97K Apply by Jul 10, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJENFPESFJINFJ
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This position is eligible for the 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.
What You'll Do
- →This position 1 (one) may be filled by either a Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor.
- →MFT: CBSS-12996530-26-SO LPMHC: CBSS-12996531-26-SO Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) functions as a team member for the outpatient Mental Health Clinic at the Junction City CBOC.
- →The incumbent provides program screenings and a full range of psychosocial assessments for diagnosis and treatment planning, evidence and recovery-based groups and individual/couple/family psychotherapy, client centered mental health recovery plans, care management, and other clinical services.
- →The incumbent is assigned a tour of duty compatible with the needs of the program and may include weekends and holidays; day and evening tours.
- →Duties to include: Clinical Responsibilities: 1.Completes thorough psychosocial assessments and includes pertinent information in all the required areas of functioning in order to determine appropriate diagnoses and other treatment related conclusions. 2.
- →Provides a current DSM diagnosis to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families. 3.
- →Provides emergency/crisis interventions that are provided to Veterans in an effort to stabilize.
- →Engages in rapid assessments and develops crisis management plans. 4.
- →Provides psychotherapy as individual, group and/or family interventions when clinically indicated/appropriate and when of therapeutic benefit to the recipients. 5.
- →Provides consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning, compliance with treatment, and discharge planning. 6.
- →Possesses a thorough knowledge in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology. 8.
- →Facilitates discharge planning through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members. 9.
- →Provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and advance directives. 10.
- →Provides care management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care. 11.
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 dentification 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 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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 158aacd9-dc75-4b8f-9b04-e2715ddd36bb
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