USAJOBS · 19 hours ago
Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (Women's Health) - EDRP Approved
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$63K/yr - $99K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor specializing in Women's Health to provide comprehensive mental health services to women Veterans. The role includes conducting assessments, delivering psychotherapy, and collaborating with medical teams to address various health concerns.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy services to women Veterans across the lifespan, with emphasis on reproductive, perinatal, postpartum, infertility, menopause, sexual health, and trauma-related concerns
Delivers individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy using evidence-based modalities
Conducts risk, behavioral, and psychosocial assessments
Collaborates closely with interdisciplinary medical teams including gynecology, primary care, and maternity care
Supports patients and families coping with complex medical and psychological conditions
Includes care coordination, patient and family education, clinical documentation, use of telehealth, adherence to ethical and legal standards, attention to age and cultural factors, and protection of sensitive health information
Practices at an entry level under close clinical supervision and does not independently practice
Focuses on developing core competencies in intake, diagnosis, treatment planning, and delivery of counseling services
Emphasizes learning and applying foundational counseling skills, basic DSM use, and standard evidence-based interventions
No assigned administrative program management responsibilities
Does not provide clinical supervision to other staff
Independently practices at the full performance level with greater clinical autonomy
Provides clinical supervision to unlicensed LPMHCs or trainees, when permitted by state licensure
Assumes administrative and programmatic responsibilities, including clinical program management, coordination across mental health and primary care programs, and oversight of program resources
Serves as a psychology service representative on committees at service line, system, or VISN levels
Provides advanced consultation to colleagues and trainees and manages more complex clinical decision-making and crisis interventions
Qualification
Required
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
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
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
Master's or doctoral degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling; Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling; OR A related field, from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment
Preferred
Experience or training in an interdisciplinary mental health setting or clinic that serve adults
Entry level experience or training working with a variety of mental health patients and diagnoses
Ability to perform intake evaluations, diagnose, create treatment plans with identifiable goals
Ability to provide wide range of psychotherapeutic treatments such as individual and groups therapies
Experience with medical record documentation
Experience with crisis interventions, risk assessments
Minimum of 3 years' experience working in an interdisciplinary mental health setting or clinic that serve primarily adults
Experience consulting with colleagues on mental health issues in a team setting
Ability to provide a wide range of psychotherapeutic treatments such as individual and group therapies for a variety of mental health diagnoses
Experience with medical record documentation and utilization of the DSM
Experience in providing complex crisis interventions, risk assessments and managing high risk populations
Benefits
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
A student loan payment reimbursement program
Company
USAJOBS
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