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Senior Social Worker - Lead In-Patient Mental Health Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
Lead senior social worker for inpatient mental health providing advanced psychosocial assessment, evidence-based treatment, and crisis intervention. Drives complex discharge planning and continuity of care; core member of interdisciplinary team; consults on suicide risk; leads policy development, training, and quality improvement; coordinates community placements; documents care; mentors staff.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU This position serves as the Inpatient Mental Health Social Work Lead, functioning as the senior clinical social worker and subject matter expert for the Inpatient Mental Health Unit.
- →Higher-level duties described below constitute at least 25% of the Social Worker's assigned work, consistent with the Advanced Practice Level standard.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Deliver advanced psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, and treatment (individual, group, family, crisis) for high-acuity Veterans on the inpatient mental health unit.
- →Lead complex/high-risk discharge planning; convene care team meetings; coordinate transitions and continuity of care across outpatient/residential programs per VHA Directive 1160.06.
- →Serve as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team; participate in twice-weekly ITT reviews and provide senior clinical input on complex cases.
- →Consult on suicide risk assessment and safety planning; provide coverage for suicide prevention activities in the SPC's absence.
- →Design recovery-oriented interventions; collaborate with the Local Recovery Coordinator and address needs of women and LGBTQ+ Veterans in programming and discharge planning.
- →Develop/refine psychosocial assessment and intervention models; evaluate outcomes and lead unit-wide quality improvement/program evaluation.
- →Mentor and guide social workers and trainees; lead orientation/training; provide case consultation and informal supervision. [ Coordinate complex community placements (nursing home/residential treatment); expand VA/community resource networks and manage referrals/negotiations.
- →Ensure accurate documentation in CPRS/Mental Health Suite; uphold unit standards for handoffs and communication.
- →Represent social work on facility/VISN committees/workgroups; draft and maintain unit policies, procedures, and practice guidelines.
- →Support program administration: report trends/problems, ensure compliance with VA/VHA policies, EEO, safety and security; maintain productivity and clinical quality.
- →Provide weekend shift coverage as assigned to ensure continuity of services.
- →Participate in FPPE/OPPE; maintain an IDP; pursue continuing education; provide clinical supervision toward licensure where authorized.
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 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
Job ID: f8660a15-6cf5-4b26-95de-adf955632094
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