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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-Mental Health Out Patient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
On-site Saint Cloud, MN $68K – $106K Apply by Sep 30, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJENFPESFJINFJ Healthcare
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The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) position is assigned to the St. Cloud VA (Health Care System) HCS Mental Health Integrated Clinical Community (MH ICC). The LPMHC provides comprehensive psychotherapy, assessment, care coordination and consult management services to Veterans for issues related to mental health, behavior issues, substance use disorders, and other complex and diverse psychosocial problems.
What You'll Do
- →CLINICIAL FUNCTIONS: Clinical mental health functions include the following tasks: Conducting behavioral health and mental health biopsychosocial assessments of Veterans and collateral contacts.
- →Establish Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnoses.
- →Creating comprehensive, recovery-focused behavioral health and mental health treatment plans with Veterans and in coordination with other disciplines.
- →Provide assessment and treatment for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Completing suicide/homicide risk assessments and safety plans, as required.
- →Providing clinically efficacious, evidence-based therapeutic services to include individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy/counseling services for Veterans.
- →Interview Veterans and their families to develop/complete biopsychosocial assessments utilizing knowledge of human development and behavior and the differential influences of the environment, society, and culture.
- →Establishing and maintaining therapeutic alliances with Veterans and their families.
- →Analyzing complex psychological problems.
- →Coordinating with internal and external and ancillary mental health professionals to ensure appropriate transitions of care.
- →Developing and providing psychoeducational groups.
- →Collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- →Providing advocacy to overcome potential barriers to access care/services and when it is in the best interests of the Veteran.
- →Educate and empower the Veteran/family to advocate on his/her own behalf.
- →Identifying service gaps and collaborate with others across the Health Care System to encourage development or modification of services to meet the needs of Veterans.
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.
- ✓Drivers License Requirement: Unrestricted drivers license is required.
- ✓Must provide a clean driving record report from the DMV during onboarding.
- ✓Physical Examination: A driver's physical is required for this position 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: f796645a-d975-41aa-b931-179878c24d6d
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