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Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 128 days ago
Hybrid Cheyenne, WY $102K – $133K Apply by Jun 5, 2026 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor ENFJESFJINFJINFP
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The Cheyenne VA Medical Center is looking to fill the vacancy for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Substance Use Disorder (MHRRTP PTSD/SUD)Team Specialist.
What You'll Do
- →Duties: Provides consultative services to other clinical and administrative staff, and to VA programs, focused on any aspect of the Veteran's Care.
- →Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including individual therapy, group therapy, and psychoeducation classes.
- →Best practices, practice guidelines, and evidence-based treatment protocols are utilized to the extent feasible in all therapeutic interventions.
- →Develops person-centered, culturally sensitive treatment plans to address mental health needs of patients and ensures care provided is of the highest quality with little oversite/supervision required.
- →Conducts evaluations to aid in the differential diagnosis of complex cases.
- →Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
- →Provides supportive consultation in the development and utilization of Medical Center and community resources.
- →Consults with providers on behavioral or treatment concerns related to Veteran treatment while on the MHRRTP.
- →Acts as subject matter expert with substantial responsibility, consulting with providers of high-risk complex patients.
- →Provides training to clinical and non-clinical staff in the Medical Center, Community Based Outpatient Clinics resources.
- →Provides crisis intervention, when indicated, including timely evaluation, assessment, and triage of at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs, evaluate risk, and initiate safety plan as appropriate.
- →Serves on Interdisciplinary Treatment Team(s).
- →May provide services through the use of Tele-Mental Health/Tele-Home technology.
- →Facilitates liaisons with other service lines and medical center programs in order to effectively coordinate services.
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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 320404af-f9ae-4e8c-b76b-506d10455cbd
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