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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-siteIndiana, PA$66K – $104KApply by May 28, 2026Licensed Professional Mental Health CounselorENFJENFPESFJINFJHealthcare
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The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor is assigned to Mental Health Services at Altoona VA and surrounding locations. Services include clinical assessment and diagnosis using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria and providing treatment including individual, group or family psychotherapy, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other VA or community service providers/agencies.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: The LPMHC 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.
- →LPMHC ensures that clinical assessments are found to be appropriate to the referral question and conclusions are found to be reasonably substantiated by interviews, observations, historical data, collateral data (i.e. from outsides sources such as other treatment providers, family members, etc.) and other data when indicated.
- →The LPMHC provides a DSM diagnosis to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
- →The LPMHC provides emergency/crisis interventions that are provided to Veterans in an effort to stabilize.
- →LPMHC engages in rapid assessments and develops crisis management plans.
- →The LPMHC provides psychotherapy as individual, group &/or family interventions when clinically indicated/appropriate and when of therapeutic benefit to the recipients.
- →The LPMHC 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.
- →LPMHC establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and/or their families.
- →LPMHC 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.
- →The LPMHC facilitates discharge planning through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate discharge plans are executed in a timely manner.
- →LPMHC provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and advance directives.
- →LPMHC provides case management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care.
- →LPMHC adheres to VA regulations regarding documentation and completion of encounters.
- →The LPMHC possesses and demonstrates ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds.
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: 8273311d-c082-4510-afe8-8038e19b4c6b
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