Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Coordinator Whole Health Coordinator

Veterans Health Administration • Salt Lake City, UT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor serves as the Whole Health Coordinator for the Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS), which includes the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nine community clinics across Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. The system provides care to more than 70,000 eligible Veterans across a large area of the Intermountain West.

The coordinator plans and manages Whole Health services, goals, implementation, staffing, resources, and special-purpose funding. The position supports Whole Health governance, education, outreach, quality improvement, referral coordination, and collaboration with clinical and employee health leaders. The counselor also provides psychological assessment and treatment to Veterans and may deliver Complementary and Integrative Health services within their training, clinical privileges, and scope of practice.

This is a federal position with a Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. schedule. Telework and virtual work are not available. The role requires significant local community travel to meet with stakeholders and provide community-based care, using a government vehicle or other arrangements. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• A master's or doctoral degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, a combined program, or a related field from a CACREP-accredited program.
• A full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, including diagnosis and treatment.
• A valid state driver's license; local travel is required to provide community-based care.
• At least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to GS-11 in a major specialty treatment program area or an area of equivalent scope and complexity.
• Advanced practice skills and judgment demonstrating progressively greater professional competency.
• In-depth knowledge of the coordinated program and ability to write program policies, procedures, or practice guidelines.
• Ability to make key hiring decisions and identify top candidates.
• Ability to lead coordination of program consultations, assessments, admissions, care assignments, and discharges.
• Ability to provide subject-matter consultation to counseling colleagues and trainees on an interdisciplinary team.
• Must pass the required pre-employment physical examination and background/security investigation.
• Must meet the stated onboarding, identification, application-document, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Must serve a one- or two-year trial period, subject to the stated employment certification conditions.
• Must be able to travel locally and maintain a current valid state driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Training in or experience delivering integrative health care, including biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, guided imagery, meditation, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

Responsibilities

• Plan for the provision of high-quality services that meet the needs of Veterans served.
• Develop and implement short- and long-term goals and objectives consistent with the program’s strategic plan.
• Oversee program resources and deploy them to support program needs.
• Provide consultation, education, and advocacy, and share evidence-based and promising Whole Health practices across the VA medical facility.
• Identify Whole Health education needs for staff and Veterans and collaborate on education initiatives with the relevant coordinators.
• Provide psychological assessment and treatment services to Veterans with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses.
• Provide Complementary and Integrative Health clinical services when properly trained and when within approved clinical privileges and scope of practice; modalities may include biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, guided imagery, mindfulness meditation, and breathwork.
• Participate as part of the treatment team and in Whole Health governance meetings and committees.
• Collaborate with Whole Health clinical and employee health leaders on activities aligned with the Designation Framework and Whole Health System Implementation Guide.
• Recruit, train, and manage the time of Whole Health Integration Champions.
• Notify the Executive Director, OPCC&CT, of changes in Whole Health staffing and update facility Whole Health point-of-contact lists as needed.
• Develop and oversee Whole Health System implementation plans and related activities.
• Manage and direct the work of Whole Health staff collaborating on implementation initiatives to achieve program goals.
• Track and analyze Whole Health Dashboard data to identify priorities and improvement opportunities.
• Monitor outcomes through data-driven quality assurance and implement improvement strategies.
• Complete Whole Health System Self-Assessments with Whole Health leaders at least quarterly.
• Oversee the Whole Health special-purpose funding budget, coordinate funding requests, track spending, and communicate with the fiscal representative.
• Coordinate triage of Whole Health Service referrals to Whole Health providers as needed.
• Develop and maintain Veteran and staff Whole Health outreach materials and electronic media in collaboration with the Veteran Education Coordinator.
• Contribute to inter-facility resource-sharing and Whole Health Services outreach initiatives as needed.
• Serve as the Whole Health point of contact and report governance updates, data-driven outcomes, operational plans, and progress to hospital-wide committees as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to advance request and approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior