Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Clinical Resource Hub)

Quick Facts

Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor to deliver PCMHI integrated mental health services via telehealth to Veterans as part of an interprofessional primary care team.

Description

Provide brief, evidence-based mental health counseling and psychotherapy (20–30 minutes; 1–6 visits) for depression, anxiety, stress, sleep, and other behavioral health concerns within primary care. Independently assess psychosocial needs, provide crisis intervention when needed, coordinate referrals to specialty mental health, and support primary care providers through consultation and case management. Document care in the Veteran’s electronic medical record (CPRS and EHRM) and apply quality and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated mental health services using the PCMHI model via telehealth across VISN 5 facilities.
• Collaborate with an interprofessional team (psychology, social work, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacy, and primary care/telehealth teams) to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Conduct functional assessments and provide evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy and supportive counseling.
• Monitor symptoms, support decision-making, educate and activate patients, and address emergent issues (e.g., non-adherence, medication side effects).
• Provide outpatient crisis intervention, stabilize patients, arrange inpatient psychiatric transfer when necessary, and follow up.
• Coordinate discharge planning, triage to higher-level mental health care, and referrals to specialty programs.
• Serve as a liaison to Veterans, families, VA resources, and community resources; educate on benefits, programs, and advance directives.
• Provide consultation to PACT and team members on psychosocial needs impacting health care planning and compliance.
• Perform case management across the care continuum, applying human growth and development principles and supporting coping with loss and grief.
• Document in CPRS/EHRM and use VHA systems for data and document management.
• Maintain productivity and quality, participate in committees/work groups, and pursue continuing education; orient and supervise trainees as appropriate.

Benefits

Comprehensive federal benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.