Incumbent serves as the Substance Dependence Consultation and Liaison Service, and the Detoxification Service Coordinator within the Mental Health Careline at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. The incumbent provides and oversees services involving consults and detoxication services and provides direct patient care services in SUDEP. 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. 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. English Language Proficiency Requirement - Per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, Paragraph 3j: No person will be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C., chapter 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English. Education Requirement - You must 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-0101 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. 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. In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-11 grade level, the candidate must demonstrate all of the KSAs below: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on data. 4. 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. 5. Ability to teach, mentor staff and trainees, and provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. 6. 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. References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G43 LPMHC Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 ["The incumbent oversees services that will ensure linkage for care for Veterans referred to SUDEP and needing detoxification services and this might include individual, group or family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, advocacy, performing psychosocial assessments, preparing written assessments, composing correspondence and making certain all required clinical assessments, treatment notes and clinical notes are recorded in the patients chart, participating in the substance abuse interdisciplinary treatment team contributing to team decisions concerning adjustments to treatment and in the development of comprehensive individual treatment plans. The Consultation and Liaison Service, and the Detoxification Service Coordinator is administratively responsible for the consultation and detox program and provides treatment to patients with substance use disorders and other comorbid conditions. The incumbent manages the daily operations of the program, develops policies and procedures, and prepares reports and statics for the facility, VISN, and national use. The incumbent may supervise unlicensed graduate Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) and may administratively manage any employees assigned to the program. The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans referred for consults and detox. The incumbent completes (or reviews a completed) psychosocial assessments as part of the consult process when the Veteran is initially referred to Behavioral Medicine Service. In addition, the incumbent provides appropriate psychotherapy with individuals, groups or families who may be acutely or chronically struggling with mental health issues. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm\nTelework: Not Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #:91263-O\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]