Counselor (LPC) or Therapist (LMFT) - Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or equivalent counselor / therapist (LPC or LMFT) to join our team at the Veteran Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Columbia, TN. In this role you will be working primarily in our primary care mental health integration team seeing an all adult veteran patient population for services similar to intake. In exchange for your dedication and experience, we are proud to offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, generous time off and a weekday schedule.

Position Summary

Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) is an evidence-based model of collaborative care which seeks to expand mental health access, assessment, and treatment in the outpatient primary care setting. Clinicians in this role will undergo training for the model through their local VA and must pass the certification process. PCMHI clinicians provide brief, solution focused interventions for veterans. Sessions typically last 30 min or less and consist of 6 or less per issue per year.

Schedule : Monday though Friday, 8 - 4 : 30 PM, no nights, on-call, or weekends!

Benefits

• Great work lifestyle balance!
• Generous time off package! To include a little over 6 weeks of cumulative time off across different banks.
• Competitive pay! We offer based on experience and monitor market trends to ensure we are providing a great rate for our employees.
• Access to Medical / Dental through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and Vision options too.
• Annual performance reviews to discuss goals, raises, concerns, etc.
• Great support system through clinic management peers, HR, Recruiting department, all the way up to the executive level.

Core Responsibilities

Requirements :

Doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed.

Master's degree, or higher, in Social Work from a program registered by the Department of Education is required, with specific training dealing with adult patients. Equivalent degrees (Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, etc..) will be considered and are subject to final approval from the local VA.

Our mission is simple : to provide quality healthcare to America's veterans through our healing focus, indebted hearts, and tireless resolve. Valor operates more than 50 VA CBOCs in the United States as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. We provide a full range of medical services to veterans through the operations of CBOCs, tailored to meet the specific needs of local VA medical centers. Our comprehensive set of services includes primary care, diagnostics, laboratory, telehealth, behavioral health, and more.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.