Supervisory Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor Job in Missoula, MT

Summary

This job is open to

• Internal to an agency

  Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Duties

The Behavioral Health Integrated Program (BHIP) Supervisor oversees BHIP Mental Health service delivery, within the BHIP Program at the Montana VA Healthcare System and its Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS). The incumbent is responsible for the administrative and personnel functions related to all the members on the BHIP team. The incumbent must be independently licensed and must demonstrate administrative expertise in guiding the team to meet the needs of the veterans served.

• Provides program management and oversight of BHIP teams to ensure effective and efficient delivery of mental health services.
• Maintains administrative and supervisory responsibility of the BHIP Team Leads.
• Fosters a cohesive interdisciplinary team environment
• Assists facility leadership in overseeing compliance with the successful execution of Mental Health
• Performance Measures, SAIL, workload, VERA capture, Veteran patient satisfaction, and quality assurance.
• Uses sound judgement in the interpretation of trends and patterns; provides application of guidelines and the recommendations for the purposes of general outpatient mental health enhancements.
• Reviews Community Care consults. Facilitates BHIP staff meetings regarding administrative and staff development issues, as well as team-based clinical care.
• Participates in VISN 19 and/or National Health Care System Committees.
• Monitors and distributes provider-specific workload reports to team leaders and ensures provider adherence to workload standards. Plans work to be accomplished by team leaders, including establishing priorities timelines for completion, and necessary adjustments therein.
• Ensures timely access to care of patients assigned to each team, in accordance with local and national policies. Initiates and maintains liaisons with associated VA health care programs to effectively coordinate services.
• Sets productivity targets, monitors progress, and creates action plans when appropriate. Provides clinical supervision, as appropriate, to assigned team leaders and members regarding adherence to Montana VA Health Care System medico-legal stands and policies, documentation of CPRS procedures, and the clinical management of difficult, complex, and dangerous patients.
• Provides leadership in hiring of new staff members for each program, which may include constructing job announcement(s), preparing functional statements, and/or selecting final job candidates.
• Responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations and documents required by the Medical Center, VISN and VACO, ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies such as TJC AND CARF.
• Diagnoses mental disorders, conducts biopsychosocial assessments and measurement based screenings, treat mental disorders through a variety of modalities and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders.
• Consults with and serves as a resource for other professional personnel concerning the need for and development of mental health services.
• Resolves work related interdisciplinary treatment concerns and problems of a complex clinical nature.
• Provides education to both Veterans and family members regarding relevant mental health concerns and treatment interventions.
• Practices consistent with the recovery model including provision of episodes of care and utilization of EBPs.
• Complies with all Service Line documentation requirements, including timely completion of prescribed templates for documenting results of assessment, treatment, and risk evaluation contacts.
• Adheres to all Facility and Service Line policies and practices for delivering clinical care, including but not limited to suicide risk reduction practices, timeliness of care and access standards, professional conduct requirements, and CPRS documentation conventions.
• Achieves minimal clinical workload expectations as established by the Service Line.
• Fully licensed and functions independently as a member of the MTVAHCS Medical Staff with full clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for their clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

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 04/29/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12724570.

1. 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.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

Next steps

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

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NOTE: Participation 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 that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation 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 locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, 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 at 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 patients outside VA medical facilities.