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Marriage and Family Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
On-site Des Moines, IA $62K – $98K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 Marriage and Family Therapist ENFJENFPESFJINFJ
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The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Program assumes responsibility for the provision of substance use disorder services to veterans who are admitted for outpatient SUD treatment. The services will be provided primarily in outpatient setting and may provide some services to Residential Rehabilitation patients, as needed.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: The incumbent will conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.
- →The incumbent will conduct intake substance use disorder assessments for patients to determine appropriate VA program needs.
- →The incumbent is an active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
- →The incumbent will participate in transition/discharge planning with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that transitions plans are executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate.
- →The incumbent will provide individual, family and group counseling as appropriate.
- →Individual and group services will be focused on substance use disorder treatment.
- →The incumbent will provide consultation/education to veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
- →The incumbent will act as a consultant to other team/staff members.
- →The incumbent will provide consultation/education to students of all disciplines on clinical practice and VA policy and procedure.
- →The incumbent will provide case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.
- →The incumbent will provide a full range of social services within commonly accepted standards of their profession, which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.
- →The incumbent will assist patients and their significant others with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness and death.
- →The incumbent will document therapy interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate transfer of patients internally within the VA system and with other external agents.
- →The incumbent will participate in providing evening services to accommodate patient care needs, one night per week.
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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 931fd204-08e2-47f8-86cc-2657ad30ca01
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