Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - RANGE

Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor - RANGE

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Anchorage, Alaska

Salary Range: $100204 - $130271 Per Year

Job Summary: Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application Recruitment/Relocation Incentive

Major Duties:

• The Rural Access network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) program located at Alaska VA Healthcare System in Anchorage Alaska. RANGE is administered locally under the Mental Health Service Line. The RANGE program develops, implements, and assesses the benefit of a behaviorally-oriented treatment intervention of psychosocial rehabilitation, intensive case management, and community-based treatment for chronic mentally ill Veterans. Specialized treatment services are provided in community settings, including Veteran's homes and various other community locations. Work is done in the context of an interdisciplinary team and extensive liaison activities with other interdisciplinary teams to provide continuity of care for assigned Veterans. Provide intensive case management services to assigned Veterans and family members consistent with the goals and methods of the RANGE program and VA Mental Health service. Intensive case management services are characterized by assertive outreach, individualized treatment planning and intensive frequency of service delivery to include frequent, direct contacts, flexibility (RANGE veterans are seen in any location and with any RANGE team member who can provide assistance). Focus on strengthening the veterans ability to address acute and chronic problems and integration within their community. Outreach and assertive provision of services to treatment resistant members. Work assertively and consistently with inpatient teams to assure continuity of care by providing consultation regarding clinical needs, treatment plans, and case management services for assigned members. Works to promote appropriate treatment, rehabilitation, recovery, and discharge consistent with program goals and individualized treatment plans. Completes clinical documentation according to RANGE and Medical Center policies and standards independently. Responsible for documentation in the Electronic Health Record as well as RANGE forms for evaluation and monitoring of service delivery and outcomes for the RANGE Program Manager, and Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC) and including psychosocial assessments, diagnostics, treatment, progress notes, follow ups, and referrals. Serves as a mentor to other Mental Health providers, particularly those at the entry level. Is viewed by interdisciplinary team members as a senior clinician with advanced practice skills and expertise. Uses professional judgement, including knowledge of normal and abnormal behavior, is an inherent competency applied in daily interactions with veterans. Regularly treats veterans with serious psychiatric problems. Highly developed professional, clinical, and advanced practice skills are routinely used to treat veterans with complex problems, histories of non-compliance with treatment and inability or unwillingness to participate in treatment. Work Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHAEDRPProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications: Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education. Hold a 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). Examples of related mental health counseling fields include, but are not limited to Addiction Counseling; Community Counseling; Gerontology Counseling; Marital, Couple, and Family Counseling. CACREP defines the date when graduates are considered to have graduated from a CACREP accredited program. Additional information may be obtained from http://www.cacrep.org/directory/. NOTE: Traditional Rehabilitation counseling programs that are accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualification standards as Traditional Rehabilitation counseling differs from Clinical Rehabilitation counseling Licensure. Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS-0183 series in VHA must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment English Language Proficiency. LPMHCs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.j. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, GS-12 Experience, Education, and Licensure. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex LPMHC experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior LPMHCs must have five years of post-licensed experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressive professional competency and expertise and be licensed to provide clinical supervision to trainees or unlicensed LPMHCs. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below: Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority of services needed and provide specialized treatment. Advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities for Veterans with complex needs. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling, or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial, and/or case management interventions used in the treatment of Veterans. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on data. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the psychosocial treatment of patients, rendering professional opinions based on experience, expertise and role modeling effective clinical skills. Ability to teach, mentor staff and trainees, and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. Ability to engage in written and oral communication with leadership/staff and community stakeholders regarding policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and issues pertaining to the practice of the profession. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Use of fingers; Walking/Standing (2 hours); Operation of government motor vehicle; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Both eyes required; Hearing (aid may be permitted); Emotional/Mental stability; Environmental Factors: Outside and Inside; Dry atmospheric conditions; Working closely with others; Working alone;

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/14/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12828563. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-14