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Summary This position is 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. 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 complete review of the EDRP application. Responsibilities Major duties include, but are not limited to: Disruptive Behavior committee (DBC) Attends DBC new chair intensive training within 90 days of hire or earliest scheduled training offered by Central office. Completes required DBC TMS trainings within 30 days of hire. Attends bi-annual DBC all chair conference conducted by Central office as provided and spacing allows. Participates in monthly DBC Community of Practice and Violence Risk Assessment conference calls provided by Central Office -WVPP. Coordinating and managing an interdisciplinary team. Team members include Chief of Police or designee, Patient Advocates, Patient Safety Personnel, Physicians, Pharmacists, Nursing, Mental Health Professionals, Regional Counsel (Ad-Hoc), Labor partners, and other clinical and non-clinical personnel and executives. Providing oversight and coordination of health care system-wide efforts to prevent, reduce, manage, triage and respond to incidents of threatening, violent, or otherwise safety-compromising behaviors perpetrated by patients, visitors, and other non-employee beneficiaries of the VHA. Responsible for overseeing and coordinating day to day business of the DBC. Works with Administrative support and/or Program Specialist to produce agenda with timely follow-up to all decisions. Responsible for the implementation, education, training, and updates for ECHCS Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior and Workplace Violence Prevention or other related ECHCS policies or standard operating procedures for the implementation of VHA Directive 1160.08 and other laws, policies and guidance. Responsible for the management of computer-based flagging systems through VISTA and CPRS managing Behavioral Patient Record Flags to include, flag entry and flag review every 2 years maximum or upon status change. The incumbent will identify and review flags of new ECHCS patients and will notifying/coordinate with other site DBC points of contact when transferring flags to other VHA sites communicating any risk relevant data to that site. Follows procedures including timely response to Order of Behavioral Restriction request for reviews. Responsible for all VISN and Central office requests for information about disruptive behavior training or any data about disruptive behavior incidents. Interface with ECHCS police, Office of Inspector general (OIG) and coordinate care programs to manage patients with disruptive behavior. Work closely with the Workplace Violence Prevention Program (WVPP) manager to ensure all local and national policies and directives are being met. Responsible for the education, training, implementation of local and national policies pertaining to disruptive behavior. Provide expert consultation with ECHCS clinical and treatment providers, staff and prescribers regarding management of disruptive patients. Provide guidance to all ECHCS employees on managing disruptive behavior commensurate for their level of training. Aware and mindful of the vibrant cultural factors of a diverse employee g Works closely with the ACOS, MHS, the Chief of Staff, other executive leadership, and service line leadership to ensure the DBC operates within local and national best practices. Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) Supports the PMDB Coordinator in education of PMDB based on WBRA results. Obtains and maintains PMDB Certified Trainer status. Provides PMDB classes for ECHCS employees on a recurrent and ongoing basis with frequency determined based on need and availability but no less than once a month. Employee Threat Assessment Team (ETAT) Serves on the ETAT requested by the Medical Center Director. Complete ETAT training within 30 days of hire. Attend additional ETAT trainings as available and provided by national program office. Coordinate with WVPP Manager to assess, triage, and manage ETAT cases as needed. Interviews at the request of WVPP Manager as needed. Operates with the highest degree of adherence to confidentiality and a thorough understanding of need-to-know communications in consult with the WVPP Manager, HR, and legal counsel. Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment (WBRA) Assist in leading and coordinating the annual Workplace Behavioral Risk Assessment based on data collection and analysis of DBRS through the year. Clinical Teaching/Training Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and provide clinical supervision for licensure or specialty certifications. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: Not Available Functional Statement #: 554-60435-A EDRP Authorized: Contact Anthony Salas, anthony.salas3@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed. Education. Candidates must have 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. Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, which includes diagnosis and treatment. GS-12 Experience. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must have been in a major specialty treatment program area such as, but not limited to, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mental health intensive case management (MHICM), or other areas of equivalent scope and complexity. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSA's: In depth knowledge of the program coordinated, and demonstrated knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and or practice guidelines for the program. Ability to make key decisions in the hiring and identification of top candidates. Ability to provide leadership in facilitating the process of coordinating program consults, assessments, admissions, care assignments and discharges. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to other colleagues and trainees within the field of counseling working on an interdisciplinary team. Assignment. LPMHC Program Coordinators are administratively responsible for a clinical program and provide treatment to patients in a major specialty. They manage the daily operations of the program, develop policies and procedures, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They may supervise unlicensed graduate LPMHCs and may administratively manage any employees assigned to their program. Preferred Experience: Preferred experience in behavioral threat assessment and management, providing treatment for Veterans who have experienced homelessness, substance use disorder and severe and persistent mental illness as well as Axis II disorders. Experience working with law enforcement as well as justice involved Veterans also preferred. Experience navigating complex care coordination in multifaceted systems as well as policy development, and data tracking analysis, reporting, and management. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G43 Physical Requirements. Most days physical demands of the work are generally minor and are sedentary in nature. However, the incumbent must have the ability to complete all PMDB training to have a full understanding of the techniques and methods involved and to actively train staff in all levels of PMDB. This will require physical effort such as setting, squatting, standing, walking, bending, etc. while engaging in and demonstrating hands on PMDB techniques. These demonstrations require close physical proximity and contact with other staff. The work has periods of sedentary tasks with desk/computer work followed by highly active involvement in PMDB and other programming throughout ECHCS. The incumbent may need to drive long distances. The emotional demands can be stressful in working with high-risk Veteran population and their families. Exposure to graphic content including descriptions of threats, vulgar language or sexually inappropriate content/language, racial harassment, and other types of verbal and physical violence are experienced regularly as a receiver of reporting. A high level of self-awareness, resilience and mental fortitude is essential. The work is performed in hospital/medical environment, as well as clinic/outpatient and inpatient areas, and remotely as assigned and appropriate. The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. In addition, patient contact will be made. Appropriate principles of infection control will need to be applied to the work. The incumbent appropriately uses equipment and supplies; maintains a safe and orderly work area; reports any accidents to self or patients and completes appropriate documentation; follows Life Safety Management (fire protection) procedures; reports safety hazards, accidents, and injuries; reviews hazardous materials/Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)/waste management; follows Emergency Preparedness plan; follows security policies/procedures; complies with federal, state, and local environmental and other requirements preventing pollution, minimizing waste, and conserving cultural and natural resources; and demonstrates infection control practices for disease prevention (i.e., hand washing, universal precautions/isolation procedures, including TB requirement/precautions). Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (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 rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.