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Licensed Professional Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Cincinnati, OH $93K – $121K Apply by Oct 8, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is looking for a Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC) who serves to 1) assist in implementation of policies and procedures from the National Recovery Coordinator (NRC) and 2) facilitate implementation of recovery-oriented services in Mental Health programs, which includes education of providers and veterans and their families on recovery and evaluation of implementation efforts.
What You'll Do
- →The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH.
- →The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division.
- →Duties: Collaborates with the VA medical facility Inpatient Mental Health Program Manager, develops a local Standard Operating Procedure addressing the education, staff training and implementation of recovery-oriented care on the inpatient mental health unit.
- →Reviews policies, procedures, staff training, Veteran treatment materials, and other components of Inpatient Mental Health Services at least annually.
- →Serves as a MH Liaison to the facility Veteran Mental Health Council and supports inclusion of Veterans voice in leadership decisions related to mental health care.
- →Consults with MH Chief or program directors on filling peer specialist positions and serves as a consultant to peer support specialists.
- →Facilitates the integration of recovery-oriented services across all mental health programs in VA Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics to help ensure that Veterans have access to services (e.g., peer support, family services, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Centers, skills training and therapeutic and supported employment programs).
- →Provides an annual report on implementation progress to the VISN RC and the NRC; other reports will also be prepared as requested.
- →Meets monthly via conference call and works collaboratively with other VISN LRCs to coordinate a network response to recovery implementation and implementation of CO policies and procedures related to recovery.
- →Participates in assigned facility MH leadership meetings and policy planning groups.
- →Serves as Champion of Recovery as "upstream suicide prevention" in all levels of care.
- →Completes other duties as assigned by Supervisor to support Veteran/Family Mental Health and Well-being.
- →Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others.
- →Develops, implements, and documents the mental health treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment evaluation.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 81caa960-2566-4a0e-9a32-51c64f5b805f
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