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Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Aiken, SC $90K – $116K Apply by Dec 11, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJENFPESFJINFJ
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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Southeast Network (VISN 7), VA Augusta Health Care System (VAAHCS) in Augusta, GA located in the Mental Health Service.
- →The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) serves as an independently licensed clinician within the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) program.
- →Duties include, however, not limited to: Independently performs focused, functional biopsychosocial assessments for Veterans in primary care.
- →Provides brief, evidence-based interventions for common PCMHI conditions (depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, health behavior change, etc.).
- →Uses measurement-based care for assessment, monitoring, and treatment decisions.
- →Manages warm handoffs and provides same-day brief interventions.
- →Works closely with Primary Care Providers, nurses, and team members for shared treatment planning and coordinated care.
- →Provides real-time behavioral health consultation to primary care staff.
- →Participates in interdisciplinary team huddles, case conferences, and collaborative problem-solving.
- →Facilitates timely referrals to specialty mental health programs.
- →Provides brief follow-up or bridge care to ensure continuity.
- →Coordinates transitions across services and ensures communication of clinical information.
- →Independently conducts suicide risk assessments, violence risk evaluations, and safety planning.
- →Provides crisis stabilization and coordinates emergency care when needed.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 085c46fb-3cca-4eb6-884d-4ac73ecfe088
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