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Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
On-site Alexandria, LA $90K – $116K Apply by Aug 7, 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 eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →The Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (SLPMHC) for whom this functional statement applies serves as a clinical member of the Mental Health Service Line at the Alexandria VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), Alexandria, Louisiana.
- →Provides education to Veterans, families, and significant others on mental health conditions and treatment options.
- →Provides individual, family, conjoint, and group counseling within LPMHC scope of practice.
- →Delivers evidence-based, recovery-oriented interventions appropriate to licensure and privileging.
- →Provides crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, stabilization, and follow-up.
- →Adheres to operational policies, clinical practice guidelines, and interdisciplinary team procedures.
- →Coordinates care with other VA programs and external agencies as clinically appropriate.
- →Complies with national and local performance measures, clinical reminders, and workload expectations.
- →Maintains advanced knowledge of mental health and substance use treatment, trauma-informed care, relapse prevention, case management, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
- →Independently provides crisis intervention, including assessment and management of suicidal or homicidal risk.
- →Responds to and triages consults, ensuring timely access to appropriate care.
- →Conducts biopsychosocial assessments addressing mental health, substance use, trauma history, medical concerns, strengths, and psychosocial needs.
- →Develops, implements, and revises treatment plans reflecting measurable, recovery-oriented goals.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm (subject to change based on facility needs) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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
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