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Senior Social Worker (Suicide Prevention Coordinator/REACH)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 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 eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Duties to include but not limited to: The Suicide Prevention (SP) Coordinator provides broad support to the Lead Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Mental Health Service Line, Social Work Service Line, and the medical center.
- →Maintains a caseload of veterans who are assigned to the facility High Risk Flag for Suicide list (HRF) and assures that they are followed by Mental Health Service Line for a period of 90 days following hospitalization or 90 days from the date of assignment to the High-Risk Flag List Maintains a caseload of High-Risk Veterans, providing case management and enhanced care.
- →Responds to crisis callers and other clinicians regarding Veterans at immediate risk.
- →Participates in monthly National SPC calls.
- →Completes Behavioral Autopsy after completed suicide.
- →Monitoring the record of Veteran, ensuring compliance with appointments Assures that all High-Risk Veterans and staff have familiarity and access to the 24-hour Veteran Crisis Line number 988.
- →Works with community resources such as Veteran Service Organizations and Vet Centers to ensure that they are aware of warning and risk factors of a High- Risk Veteran and providing subsequent education for getting these Veterans assistance.
- →Assesses and evaluates Veteran's suicidal risk factors and severity of symptoms to make decisions regarding the level of care and type of interventions needed to prevent suicide.
- →This can be done face-to-face, over the phone, or via record reviews.
- →Participates in the development of an ongoing education plan for Mental Health Service Line, Facility Health Care Providers, Veterans, families, and members of the community on risk factors and warning signs for suicide, and treatment options.
- →Serves as a subject matter expert on Suicide Prevention and consults as needed to inpatient and outpatient providers.
- →May participate in Team Meetings on a regular or an as needed basis.
- →Provides education and training throughout the facility.
- →Participates in Suicide Prevention Outreach events providing education and materials to community partners and other agencies.
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
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