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Senior Social Worker - BHIP/PCMM
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 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
- →NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position.
- →For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The BHIP-PCMM Social Worker Care Coordinator is in the Mental Health Behavioral Sciences (MHBS) service line.
- →The incumbent functions as a coordinator for care of Veterans engaged in Mental Health (MH) services at this facility working with a team focused on MH-Care Coordination.
- →The Social Worker will provide support to the MH Care Coordination Clinical Team in their role as Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC).
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Perform clinical management and tracking of Veterans engaged in MH services as identified by PCMM, care coordination, and case coordination.
- →Assess treatment needs and engagement, evaluate if at risk and coordinate care with MH programs.
- →Track, contact, and refer Veterans identified under PCMM to include approximately 1,000 Veterans.
- →Participate in committees and workgroups related to patient safety, suicide risk, and engagement in treatment services.
- →Participate in the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for the MHTC portion of the BHIP Program supporting MHBS service line.
- →Conduct telephone and VVC interactions with Veterans assigned to MHBS, psychoeducation of Veterans (e.g. resources and programs), supportive counseling of Veterans and care coordination services to assigned Veterans consistent with the goals and treatment methods of MH.
- →Provide supportive Care Coordination to increase access and enable fluid transition between programs and resources with a focus on strengthening the Veteran's ability to address acute and chronic problems.
- →Manage a diverse Veteran caseload with some Veterans needing more intense follow up than others.
- →Potential engagement with Community Care providers.
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: 34f38cc7-d827-41e9-8e6a-3ee11c9fe893
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