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Senior Social Worker - Suicide Prevention Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This Senior Social Worker acts as the Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) for the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Mental Health Service.
- →SPC facilitates the implementation of suicide prevention strategies at a local level through education, monitoring, and coordination activities.
- →The SPC functions as a coordinator for care of veterans at suicide risk and an advisor to Mental Health Leadership, facility leadership, program managers, and staff concerning suicide prevention strategies for individual patients.
- →Duties include but not limited to: A.
- →Program Management Responsible for tracking and reporting all suicide attempts and completions at their facility, including the submission of a monthly report to the National Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
- →Controls the Category I Patient Record Flag as it relates to suicide and limits its use to patients who meet the criteria of being placed on the facility high risk list.
- →Responsible for the input of information into the National data base (SPAN) on all suicides via the Behavioral Health Autopsy Program (BHAP) and Behavioral Health Autopsy Program- Family Interview Protocol (BHAP-FITC).
- →Responsible for outreach to promote awareness of veteran suicide risk and educate the community regarding recognizing suicide risk among veteran population and how to assist veterans and their families in accessing available resources for support and care.
- →Program Development and dissemination of new trainings, tools and outreach materials to promote continued performance improvement, such as Evidenced Based Interventions; SharePoint; Provider resources and tools (e.g. desk-top reference for providers working with high risk patients).
- →Provides general consultation to providers concerning resources for suicidal individuals, as well as expertise and direction in the areas of system design to prevent suicidal deaths within the medical facility.
- →Patient, Stakeholders, and Staff Education Serves as a resource for both the VA facility and community related to Veteran suicide and suicide prevention issues.
- →Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with employees, volunteers, consumers and stakeholders within the VA and outside community agencies.
- →Attends all assigned meetings (interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, Mental Health staff meetings, committees, etc.).
- →Develops, populates and maintains any technical tools necessary for monitoring, tracking and reporting status to the Suicide Prevention Program Manager.
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 be able to independently operate Government Vehicle.
- ✓Must provide clean driving record report from the DMV during the pre-employment process 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.
Personality Fit
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