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Senior Social Worker (Acute Psych)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Behavioral Health Care Line at the New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking a full-time Senior Social Worker to provide evidence-based assessments, psychotherapy, and discharge planning for Veterans in the Inpatient Psychiatry Program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The position requires that the applicants be a Masters-Level Social Worker able to practice independently in their state of licensure.
What You'll Do
- →Duties Include But Are Not Limited To: Performs program and discharge coordination duties as appropriate and/or requested by the supervisor, MHRRTP Social Worker Supervisor, or designee.
- →These may include but are not limited to the following: Oversee the daily operations of discharge planning for Veteran in the Acute Psych ward.
- →Assists in the development of policies and procedures for program operation and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and VACO use.
- →May be responsible for the developing and monitoring program compliance with practice, standards, and guidelines on documentation, workload, ethical practice, and Veteran outcomes.
- →Provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends to enhance the quality of service.
- →May be responsible for, or contribute to, the program's resource and fiscal management, assisting with the development of the annual budget, operating within the budget and various other fiscal related matters.
- →Provide leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs.
- →Initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits or complete designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity assessments.
- →Oversee program operations and evaluations, identifying areas to improve, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement.
- →Develops, implements, evaluations and reports on program performance, including assigned measures, monitors, data and other metrics of interest.
- →Actively participates in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting trends with caseloads and identifying the need for and making recommendations on programs procedure or policy changes based upon work experiences.
- →Inputs data into required program databases as appropriate.
- →Develops monitoring tools to track performance; submits action plans to address area requiring improvement.
- →Utilizes recognized process improvement tools to identify areas needing improvement and strategies for improvement.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 47cd5fcb-0ad1-4794-8c72-4b8876ea9753
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