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Senior Social Worker - ICMHR Case Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
The Montana VA Health Care System, Mental Health Service is currently recruiting for one (1) Senior Social Worker - Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Program (ICMHR) Case Manager, at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center, in Fort Harrison, Montana.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Senior Social Worker - ICMHR Case Manager delivers intensive, community-based case management to Veterans with serious mental illness and high inpatient use, supporting recovery, independence, and community integration.
- →Working autonomously, duties include assessment, treatment planning, therapy, placement, and crisis intervention, with interventions tailored to each Veteran's needs and goals.
- →Services are recovery-oriented and primarily provided in the community.
- →Major duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: Provide individual, group, and family counseling to patients and families experiencing complex emotional, medical, and social issues.
- →Independently assess psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and families.
- →Formulate and implement individualized treatment plans, identifying problems, strengths, coping skills, and support needs.
- →Utilize supportive counseling, problem-solving, and crisis intervention techniques to manage and support mental health crises.
- →Complete screenings and assessments of Veteran referrals, determine clinical eligibility, and present findings to the ICMHR treatment team.
- →Deliver intensive case management in Veterans' homes and communities, emphasizing rehabilitation, crisis/stress management, skill building, and increased independent functioning.
- →Provide advanced case management and specialized treatment for Veterans with serious mental illness and co-occurring conditions.
- →Collaborate with VA and community agencies/stakeholders to ensure continuity of care and act as a resource and liaison.
- →Address and resolve Veteran needs or concerns through effective collaboration.
- →Operate government vehicles to conduct home/community visits or transport Veterans as part of care plans.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: May be available at supervisory discretion.
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 dentification 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: f0189bac-f7a9-4b28-bc48-c68c5369afe5
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