Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (BHIP Program Coordinator)
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The Deputy Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Deputy Program.....
The Deputy Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Deputy Program Coordinator works closely with the local BHIP Program Manager/Coordinator, and has direct line authority and is accountable for all aspects of the clinical care and support services provided to Veteran in the BHIP program at a specific location. In addition to providing direct patient care, this psychologist has substantial administrative/managerial, supervisory and training responsibilities. Some of the duties include, but are not limited to;
- Has very broad responsibility for clinical programs.
- Responsibility to ensure that mental health services in the BHIP location complies with all OVAHCS policies, VA directives and accreditation requirements.
- Will have direct administrative and professional supervision of staff assigned to the BHIP location.
- Ensures efficient and effective deployment of psychotherapists across clinical teams at the location.
- Supervision of staff, professional management, and administrative responsibilities that are complex in scope and that constitute a significant portion of the health care system.
- Decisions are made exercising wide latitude and independent judgment.
- Ability to organize work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and meets multiple deadlines.
- Skill in managing and directing the work of others to accomplish program goals and objectives, and ability to devise ways to adapt work operations to new and changing programs, staffing, and budget requirements, etc.
- Ability to translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled work operations.
- Ability to establish and monitor production and performance priorities and standards.
- Knowledge of, and ability to appropriately utilize, evidence based practices and clinical practice guidelines and ability to guide staff in using these tools.
- Ability to deal effectively with individuals or groups representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
- Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program.
- Full responsibility for the professional practice of psychologists and Masters-level therapists, including services conducted by trainees, and consultants.
- Consults with and serves as a resource for other professional staff concerning the need for the development of mental health services.
- Responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations and documents required by the Health Care System, VISN, and VACO, ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies (such as JCAHO) and monitoring entities (such as NEPEC), as appropriate.
- Provides a full range of evaluation services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients many of whom have psychiatric and medical problems.
- Provides evidence based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
- Provides consultation to professional staff within the assigned Mental Health program, and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients with psychological and psychiatric problems.
- Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for Veterans with psychological and psychiatric problemsÂpatients receiving services within the program.
- Provides case management and support to Veterans with psychiatric and psychological problems.
- Works collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary treatment team to provide services to Veterans with psychiatric and psychological problems.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: The primary tour of duty will be M-F 8am to 4:30pm. However, the selectee may also be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis, based on the needs of the service and patient care.
Telework: May be available - as determined by agency policy. d Hoc (when necessary or needed)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor BHIP Program Coordinator GS-12
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)
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