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Marriage and Family Therapist (Advanced)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
On-siteChula Vista, CA$102K – $133KApply by May 26, 2026Marriage and Family TherapistENFJENFPESFJINFJOperationsHealthcare
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The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist provides screenings and a full range of psychological assessments for diagnosis and treatment planning, evidence-based group and individual psychotherapy, treatment plans, case management, and other clinical services. The incumbent may also serve as a Mental Health Treatment Coordinator for Veterans on the clinical team.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides psychodiagnostic assessment and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients many of whom have psychiatric and medical problems.
- →Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others.
- →Provides comprehensive evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy, including by telemental health.
- →May provide clinical supervision to LMFT or counseling trainees in areas related to behavioral health and social services provision to attain goals and objectives of recovery programs.
- →Provides consultation to professional staff within VA San Diego Healthcare System and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
- →Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
- →Interviews Veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the veteran's functioning and health as part of a comprehensive psychiatric assessment.
- →Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment, identifying needs and strengths.
- →Facilitates liaisons with other medical center programs in order to effectively coordinate services.
- →Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
- →Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health, Chief of Psychology, Section Chief(s), and other meetings as assigned to participate.
- →May provide clinical supervision and instruction for MFT/counseling trainees.
- →Work Schedule: 0700 - 1730 (tour is flexible between timeframe) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
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: 7fe009fd-34e9-4fca-a529-793f3ae39f2a
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