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Senior Social Worker - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 60 days ago
About the Role
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. Program 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.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The duties of the Senior Social Worker - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program include, but are not limited to: Provides specialized evidence-based treatment to Veterans enrolled in BHIP at VHSO and its CBOCs.
- →Functions as a licensed independent provider of mental health services.
- →Conducts full psychosocial diagnostic evaluations using the most currently available edition of the American Psychiatry Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
- →Manages screenings, assessments, treatment planning, care provision, and discharge planning at an advanced practice level.
- →Represents the social work profession and perspective on a multidisciplinary BHIP team that may include other social workers, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other disciplines as well as administrative staff.
- →Provides and maintains expertise regarding VA and community psychosocial resources for Veterans.
- →Participates in program development within their assigned program including community outreach, if clinically appropriate.
- →Participates in monitoring the care and progress of Veterans as they move through the treatment process.
- →Participates in clinical program development and is accountable to clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns under direction of BHIP Program Manager(s).
- →Works in conjunction with the Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator for any Veterans who are enrolled in Veterans Treatment Court, assuring clinically indicated mental health services are provided with timely documentation and thorough treatment planning.
- →Works in conjunction with the other disciplines to partner in the care of Veterans with complex biopsychosocial needs.
- →Serves as a resource and point of contact throughout the facility for the mental health needs of Veterans.
- →Serves in a liaison capacity, arranging referral of veteran for adjunctive diagnostic treatment, and ancillary services within the VHSO, VHA and community-based agencies and organizations as required.
- →Participates in the development of a plan of care for each patient assigned, with measurable goals outlined, based on relevant psychological, medical and psychiatric treatment information.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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