Job Listing
Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Program Manager - Crisis Response Team
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
Hybrid Grand Junction, CO $114K – $148K Apply by Jun 10, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJ Operations
Apply for this job → About the Role
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
- →Develop the schedule for all CRT staff & collaborate with on-call mental health providers to ensure that there is appropriate coverage for the ED.
- →Identify & develop training for CRT staff as it relates to provision of care, orientation, documentation, etc.
- →Serve as a member of the service line leadership, assisting with strategic planning, professional development, hiring, mentoring, coaching, & coverage.
- →Function autonomously to set priorities to meet the needs of Veterans, staff, & services collaborated with.
- →Communicate effectively with Chief & Deputy Chief about successes, needs, & challenges.
- →Facilitate admissions to the Acute Mental Health Unit (5P) &/or collaborates with community facilities for psychiatric resources, to include admission.
- →Ensure continuity of care for all Veterans presenting to the ED in mental health crisis by providing intervention &/or facilitating services with another provider(s).
- →Provide education &referrals to veterans for community services, & coordinates these services, as necessary.
- →Act as a liaison between community & VA programs as needed.
- →Conduct all required Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) & Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE).
- →Ensure that staff are trained in conducting peer chart reviews.
- →Ensure that clinical privileges are appropriate, & where needed additional privileges are requested by staff.
- →Provide regular clinical supervision to team.
- →Be accountable for practice of self & CRT team, including entering patient visits, appropriate clinical documentation, entering consults, & meeting productivity standards.
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 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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 27ab17ec-bfb1-4c20-b31b-a3f584620140
Posted via USAJobs