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The PCMHI CCC LPMHC provides functional assessment, triage, brief intervention, education, and consultative services regarding a wide range of possible concerns.

Consistent with the VA Whole Health philosophy, the PCMHI CCC LPMHC promotes awareness of the important mental and behavioral aspects of wellness and overall health outcomes.

Major Duties

PCMHI CCC Clinical Practice Management:

Collaborates with PCPs and the interdisciplinary PACT to support high quality, effective, and coordinated service delivery at the patient and programmatic levels.

aintains daily open access slots and encourages same day warm handoffs within PACT.
Completes most individual appointments (e.g., 75%) within 30 minutes.
Refers Veterans with more severe or complex needs to the appropriate general or specialty mental health program.

Provides time-limited, brief, evidence-based, individual or group interventions (e.g., approximately 1-6 sessions) for a broad range of mental health and health behavior concerns within the primary care setting.

Utilizes intermittent visits and flexible patient contact strategies to support brief but longitudinal PCMHI care as part of PACT.

Documentation Skills:

Writes clear, concise notes that are optimized for collaboration within PACT based on the PCMHI CCC functional assessment and follow-up visit guidelines.

Notes document important elements for team collaboration (e.g., MBC, curbside consultation/team care discussion, liaison with specialty care providers) as appropriate.

Notes are completed same day or within 24 hours.

Consultation and Interdisciplinary Team Based Skills:

Engages in PACT huddles and meetings to cultivate collaborative team functioning and serve as a subject matter expert for behavioral health considerations.

Provides education to PACT on mental health and health behavior issues, as well as tips to promote effective patient communication, motivational enhancement, and behavior change.

Integrates self into routine workflow of Primary Care and seeks opportunities to offer expertise or direct patient care services to support team-based care.

Accepts and encourages same day warm handoffs.
Routinely provides feedback (verbal and/or written) to PCP and other PACT members same day as referral.

Works collaboratively with other team members in PCMHI (e.g., PCMHI Health Technicians, Collaborative Care Managers and Providers with Prescribing Privileges) to ensure high quality, effective, Veteran-centered services at the patient and programmatic levels.

Work Schedule

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Friday, :30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
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Pay:
Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off:
37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave:

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy:

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.

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Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework

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Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #
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Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
Not Authorized

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