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Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Grand Junction, CO $114K – $148K Apply by Oct 13, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJESFJINFJINFP OperationsEducation
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The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) serves as a Program Manager for the Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP) at WCHCS. manage daily operations of multiple programs, develop, and implement program policies and procedures and serve as principal counselor to several staff. They are responsible for oversight of administrative and programmatic resources and monitoring of outcomes. They prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national leadership.
What You'll Do
- →Directs administrative and clinical aspects of the WVPP across WCHCS.
- →The incumbent has responsibility for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing by chairing the DBC, ETAT, WBRA team and PMDB Coordinator.
- →Implements VHA Directive 1160.08(1) VHA WVPP and associated Compliance Checklist, as well as for informing and writing policies, procedures, and program guidelines in the development, planning, operations, and continuous performance improvement of all components of the WVPP in the WCHCS.
- →Coordinates inter/multidisciplinary Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams including the DBC and ETAT.
- →The Program Coordinator demonstrates experience in leading diverse and interdisciplinary Teams and must form and maintain a cohesive team of staff from a variety of disciplines and supervisory chains of authority to ensure targeted and evidence-based efforts to promote safety of beneficiaries and personnel of WCHCS.
- →Maintains a close partnership with the national WVPP.
- →In this role the Program Coordinator is responsible for aligning local program implementation with national best practice guidelines.
- →Seeks national guidance regarding disruptive individuals in the workplace, behavior risk and threat management recommendations, and strategies to promote a culture of safety in VHA.
- →The Program Coordinator also maintains a close working relationship with community partners in public safety and organizational safety.
- →Provides supervisory duties over the PMDB Coordinator and other support staff.
- →Conduct all required Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE).
- →Conduct hiring actions for WVPP and support other members of the service in hiring practice.
- →Ensure staff are trained in conducting peer chart reviews.
- →Provide regular clinical supervision to team.
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
Job ID: 02cfed61-48be-4daf-ba4f-fdc16a76f46d
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