Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-Outpatient Mental Health Substance Use Disorder

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Department of Veterans Affairs
28 days ago
Remote - Minnesota$67k–105kFull TimeAddiction MedicineinNot on LinkedIn
✓ No Weekends

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor-Outpatient Mental Health Substance Use Disorder at Department of Veterans Affairs in Remote - Minnesota. Salary: ~$67k. Lifestyle: remote.

Work-Life Balance Factors

Remote/telehealth

Key Responsibilities

  • Establishing and maintaining therapeutic alliances with Veterans and their families. Analyzing complex psychological problems.
  • Developing and providing psychoeducational groups.
  • Educating and training other professionals and students in evidence-based treatment modalities and facility service availability as related to SUD.
  • Making sound professional judgments regarding clinical impressions, treatment approaches, and treatment planning

Requirements

  • Travel Required
  • Not Required
  • Credentialing
  • does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
  • Completing suicide/homicide risk assessments and safety plans, as required.

Benefits & Compensation

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Benefits & Compensation

  • Relocation expenses reimbursed
  • 0183 Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
  • Clinical mental health functions include the following tasks:
  • Engaging various care settings across the Health Care System to promote and integrate SUD services.
  • Conducting behavioral health and mental health biopsychosocial assessments of Veterans and collateral contacts. Establish Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnoses.

Work Schedule

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Work Schedule

  • Completing on-call duties, as assigned
6.0

Burnout Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (1)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position includes 1 validated protective factor against burnout.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

28d ago