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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Manager)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-siteOmaha, NE$108K – $140KApply by May 28, 2026Licensed Professional Mental Health CounselorENFJOperations
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This full-time Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Program Coordinator) located in the Mental Health Service Line Omaha Outpatient General Mental Health Clinic serves as both a coordinator of outpatient clinic functions, coordinator of the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team-based care and a mental health provider with expertise in the treatment of mental health disorders.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Works closely with discipline leads (psychiatry, psychology, LPMHC, nursing, MSAS) to ensure efficient and effective operation of the clinic.
- →Manages daily functioning of the clinic to ensure appropriate coverage of clinic services (e.g. coordinates and communicates time off).
- →Reviews and directs work flow.
- →Establishes processes for service provision consistent with VHA mandates and current capabilities.
- →Monitors productivity and accesses.
- →Resolves urgent access and response time issues.
- →Establishes clear procedures for post-discharge follow up from inpatient and coordination with other services.
- →Develops policies and procedures to manage clinic operations.
- →Coordinates care including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans on BHIP teams to ensure delivery of comprehensive, seamless Mental Health Service.
- →Aligns MHC programs closely with the BHIP 2.0 model.
- →Supports and directs all MHC sites to ensure consistency across NWI.
- →Runs program level meetings to ensure communication and education regarding relevant issues.
- →Provides relevant reporting to service line chief regarding program functioning.
- →Has oversight of administrative and programmatic resources and deploys those resources in support of the program needs.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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