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Senior Social Worker - Compact Act Coordinator and Inpatient Psychiatry
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Seattle, WA $105K – $136K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 Social Work ENFJESFJINFJINFP OperationsHealthcare
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This position serves as the Senior Social Worker Compact Act Coordinator and Group Facilitator for the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit within the Acute Care Section of the Mental Health Service line at VA Puget Sound Health Care System, located in Seattle Washington. The Veterans COMPACT Act expands the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)'s ability to furnish and pay for treatment of eligible individuals in acute suicidal crisis.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional 7West is the only VA site for inpatient psychiatric care in Western Washington and consists of 16 high-intensity psychiatric beds serving both voluntary and involuntary patients; additionally, 7West provides scheduled admissions for detoxification service and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).
- →The major duties and responsibilities of the Senior Social Worker are as follows: COMPACT Act Coordinator for VA Puget Sound Health Care System Facilitate the implementation of the COMPACT Act by serving as the point of contact and subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders, Veterans, and their families.
- →Provide clinical case management to Veterans actively utilizing COMPACT Act services.
- →Evaluate implementation efforts at the facility and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) System for Quality (VISN) level, if requested.
- →Collaborate with the VAPSCHS Director of Suicide Prevention Facilitate transitions in care for Veterans receiving acute suicide care under the COMPACT Act.
- →Provide complex care in a highly specialized area and may be the sole practitioner in the program.
- →Oversee daily operations of the program area and contributing to all aspects of clinical and administrative programming.
- →Conduct comprehensive transition planning and providing clinical social work assessment, intervention, treatment, and follow-up.
- →Possess or develop an understanding and sensitivity of the individual Veteran's needs, beliefs, and expectations of patients with various backgrounds.
- →Primary Clinical responsibilities - 7W inpatient group programming Primary clinical responsibility is providing recovery-oriented group programming on 7W to inpatients three days a week.
- →Coordinates admissions to acute inpatient psychiatry; including tracking open beds, pending discharges, medical/surgical patients needing transfer, outpatients needing admission and community patients needing transfer and admission.
- →Triage, evaluate, and manage Veterans requesting mental health services in person or on the phone.
- →Formally supervise trainees & unlicensed staff in the provision of acute mental health assessments.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
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 medical evaluation.
- ✓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
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