Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager - Suicide Prevention

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Program Manager - Suicide Prevention

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administrion

Veterans Health Administrion

Summary

This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Summary

This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

08/01/2025 to 09/30/2025

Salary

$112,756 to - $146,585 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 13

Locion

Grand Junction, CO

1 vacancy

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

Yesas determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required

25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

0183 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Supervisory stus

Yes

Security clearance

Other

Drug test

No

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determinion process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure

No

Bargaining unit stus

No

Announcement number

CBSU-12773981-25-AGL

Control number

842233200

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarificion from the agency

This position is open to all U.S. citizens.

*** If you ARE a current federal employee, please apply to the Internal Announcement CBSU-12773982-25-AGL***

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The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) Program Manager is a very complex assignment, working in the facility and multiple communities across a large geographic area (18 counties in 3 stes) to provide advocacy, training, and clinical consultion for the most vulnerable, high-risk pients.

Supervises the facility Recovery Engagement and Coordinion for Health-Veterans Enhanced Trement (REACH-VET) program, including direct supervision of the REACH-VET Coordinor, who is an advanced practicing licensed social worker, and the REACH VET Nurse Case Manager, who is a registered nurse.

Works with Mental Health Leadership advising providers from diverse disciplines regarding interventions to mitige risk for Veterans with complex mental health, substance abuse and medical risk factors.

Extensive collaborion with a range of VA and community partners including law enforcement agencies and first responders, county Medical Examiners, VA Central Office, VA Regional Counsel and VISN leadership.

Performs administrive and personnel management function relive to staff supervised on the SPP. Established guidelines and performance expections for staff, clearly communiced through the formal employee performance management system; observe workers' performance; demonstre and conduct work performance critiques; and provide informal feedback and periodically evalue employee performance. Incumbent works to resolve informal complaints and grievances; develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary; provides advice and counsel to workers reled to work and administrive mters; effects disciplinary measures as approprie to the authority deleged in this area; and reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests.

Responsible for furthering the goals of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmive action objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminory employment practices in regard to race, color, religion, sex, and affirmive action for the area under incumbent supervision in the following: (1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair trement of all employees; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilizion of their skills.

Advanced knowledge and mastery of theories of mental illness and specialized trement to develop a diagnosis and trement plan.

Independently develops the mental health trement plan and recovery goals with the Veteran.

Experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for various types of crisis including housing and financial emergencies, psychiric relapse, potential suicide, violence, and other high-risk behaviors and/or situions.

Provides intensive case management services to assigned Veterans and significant others, consistent with the goal of the VA Mental Health Initiive, and with all relevant medical center policies and procedures.

Completes documention in compliance with approprie documention standards.

Provides Veterans with expert level psychotherapy.

Understands the challenges of bureaucracy and will act as an advoce when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and/or family.

Responsible for using current resources and community service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of Veterans.

Provides consultion to colleagues and other employees on the psychosocial trement of Veterans.

Offers training to other staff in both formal and informal settings including team meetings, grand rounds, and continuing educion offerings.

Leading all Suicide Prevention Program (SPP) responses to audits of the facility's suicide prevention efforts, to include s by the Office of the Inspector General, the Joint Commission, and others.

Responsibility for facility and VISN issue briefs required for effective communicion regarding self-directed violence.

Serving on facility and VISN-level committees and workgroups impacting policies and practice pterns.

Attends and participes in administrive and informional meetings held by the Chief of Mental Health, Chief of Staff, and/or Facility Director.

Responsible for maintaining the facility Cegory I Pient Record Flag for High Risk for Suicide which identifies Veterans who have been deemed -risk for potential suicide, in consultion with their Principal Mental Health Provider.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework : Ad-Hoc-May be available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Stement # : 60830-0

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ..., the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not authorized.

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Conditions of employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

You may be required to serve a probionary period.

Subject to background/security investigion.

Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.

Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualificions

*** This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September30, 2025 or until position is filled. Eligible applicions received after th de referred regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as needed basis until positions are filled. ***

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Drivers License Requirement

Possess a Valid Ste Issued Driver's License.

English Language Proficiency

Must be proficient in spoken & written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.j.

Educion

Hold a master's or doctoral degree in: Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Clinical Rehabilition Counseling; Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Clinical Rehabilition Counseling;

OR

Hold a master's or doctoral degree in reled field, from a program accredited by the Council on Accredition of Counseling & Reled Educional Programs (CACREP). Examples of reled mental health counseling fields include, but are not limited to Addiction Counseling; Community Counseling; Gerontology Counseling; Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling. CACREP defines the de when gradues are considered to have gradued from a CACREP accredited program. Additional informion may be obtained from

NOTE: Traditional Rehabilition counseling programs th are accredited by CACREP do not meet the LPMHC qualificion standards as Traditional Rehabilition counseling differs from Clinical Rehabilition counseling.

Licensure

Persons hired must hold a full, current, & unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor.

Gr ade Determinions :

GS-13 Experience

In addition to the basic requirements, candides must have least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. The experience must demonstre possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstring progressively more professional competency.

AND

GS-13 Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-12 grade level, the candide must demonstre the KSAs below:

Ability to make judgments and decisions associed with program management.

Ability to monitor program outcomes using da driven quality assurance process.

Ability to develop productivity standards approprie to each service provided.

Ability to manage a wide range of programs which include the operion and management of key clinical, training or administrive programs.

AND

GS-12 Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

In depth knowledge of the program coordined, and demonstred knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and or practice guidelines for the program.

Ability to make key decisions in the hiring and identificion of top candides.

Ability to provide leadership in faciliting the process of coordining program consults, assessments, admissions, care assignments and discharges.

Ability to provide subject mter consultion to other colleagues and trainees within the field of counseling working on an interdisciplinary team.

Preferred Experience: VA Experience Preferred

Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .

Physical Requirements: The position is generally involving activities normally associed office based mental health practices. No unusual physical demands are placed on the incumbent. The work requires extreme pience and control of emotions in a multi-disciplinary work setting. Occasional automobile driving may be necessary in meeting one's

responsibilities.

Educion

Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .

Additional informion

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.

During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .

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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.

How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.

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Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

License

Resume

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.

Cover Letter

DD-214/ Stement of Service

Disability Letter (Schedule A)

Disability Letter (VA)

License

Drivers License

Professional Certificion

Resume

SF-15

SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action

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Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .

To begin, click Apply Online to cree 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 occupional questionnaire.

Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.

Agency contact informion

VISN 19 HR Contact Center

Phone

...

...

Address

VA Western Colorado Health Care System

2121 North Avenue

Grand Junction, CO 81501

US

Next steps

Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.

You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

License

Resume

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.

Cover Letter

DD-214/ Stement of Service

Disability Letter (Schedule A)

Disability Letter (VA)

License

Drivers License

Professional Certificion

Resume

SF-15

SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action

Transcript

Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

Help

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .

To begin, click Apply Online to cree 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 occupional questionnaire.

Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.

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Agency contact informion

VISN 19 HR Contact Center

Phone

...

...

Address

VA Western Colorado Health Care System

2121 North Avenue

Grand Junction, CO 81501

US

Next steps

Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.

You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/01/2025 to 09/30/2025 Salary $112,756 to - $146,585 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion Grand Junction, CO 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBSU-12773981-25-AGL Control number 842233200