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Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - Transition Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 43 days ago
On-site Dayton, OH $93K – $121K Apply by Jun 12, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJENFPESFJINFJ OperationsHealthcare
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The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) Transition Coordinator (TC) is a Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) Lead whose primary responsibilities are to provide clinical evidence-based services and interventions; program development; caregiver, Veteran, and staff education; community outreach; resource development; continuous quality improvement activities; and evaluation/consultation.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited, to: Clinical Functions: Provides comprehensive clinical and case management for MH RRTP, to include clinical assessment, psychotherapy (group and individual), and screenings and admissions.
- →Collaborates with the multidisciplinary treatment team, and Veteran's family/support system to facilitate recovery.
- →Provides a full range of clinical service within the Counseling Scope of Practice and within a whole health, evidence-based framework to Veterans who are experiencing a range of mental health, substance use, medical and social problems.
- →Provides clinical consultation and supervision to other clinical staff, counselors who are not yet licensed, and/or counseling trainees/students, as assigned.
- →Operates a motor vehicle and transports patients off-site as required.
- →Program Development: Actively participates in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting Veteran care needs and identifying the need for policy or procedure changes.
- →Coordinates and monitors MH RRTP daily clinical operations, to the assigned MH RRTP track of care, which may include Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans (DCHV).
- →Participates in and serves on facility, VISN, and National committees, work groups, and task forces, as directed by the supervisor.
- →Assists the MH RRTP Program Manager and/or Medical Director with clinical metrics, such as the MH RRTP Annual Performance Improvement Plan, MH RRTP Veteran and Staff Standdown, and other outreach activities.
- →Aids with the orientation and learning of less experienced counselors and staff and may be assigned as a clinical supervisor for counselors who are not independently licensed and/or counseling students.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →NOTE: It is required that this individual be able to operate a motor vehicle as this position is expected to transport patients off-site as part of their duties.
- →Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 93248-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 190525fc-8fe8-4f0e-ad8f-362109e4e710
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