Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Department of Veterans Affairs•Chillicothe, OH

43d•Onsite

About The Position

You will be part of the Mental Health Service at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center and will play a therapist role in the context of the Mental Health Clinic's Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Team in the provision of specialty outpatient care to Veterans. The position requires working with Veterans from all eras diagnosed with mental illnesses who receive a variety of therapeutic services. Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to: CLINICAL FUNCTIONS (90% to 97%) Conducts psychosocial assessments. Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team. Participates in scheduling, triaging, and monitoring the flow of patients in the MHC and assisting with admissions of MHC patients to inpatient psychiatry unit when indicated. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Possesses general knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation and non-service-connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veteran needs and eligibility. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS (3% to 10%) The BHIP team Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor has the following administrative responsibilities: Works with the BHIP Team in the accomplishment of routine Team and unit activities. Attends BHIP team huddles/meetings Actively participates in panel management and identifies stable patients to be referred back (discharge) to the PACT teams. Collaborates with the team AMSA, RN or LPN in responding to secure messaging from Veterans. Completes customer services tasks such as addressing patient concerns and performing service recovery. Completes paperwork including forms that the Veteran may request, documentation in the medical record, secure messages, and responds to facility emails.

Responsibilities

Conducts psychosocial assessments.
Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Participates in scheduling, triaging, and monitoring the flow of patients in the MHC and assisting with admissions of MHC patients to inpatient psychiatry unit when indicated.
Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families.
Possesses general knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation and non-service-connected pension.
Facilitates referrals based upon Veteran needs and eligibility.
Works with the BHIP Team in the accomplishment of routine Team and unit activities.
Attends BHIP team huddles/meetings
Actively participates in panel management and identifies stable patients to be referred back (discharge) to the PACT teams.
Collaborates with the team AMSA, RN or LPN in responding to secure messaging from Veterans.
Completes customer services tasks such as addressing patient concerns and performing service recovery.
Completes paperwork including forms that the Veteran may request, documentation in the medical record, secure messages, and responds to facility emails.