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Senior Social Worker
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 The Senior Social Worker for the Trauma Recovery Program (TRP) will provide specialty mental health treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Veterans enrolled for care the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.
- →Duties of the TRP Advance Practice Senior Social Worker duties include but are not limited to: 1.
- →Provide specialized evidence-based treatment to Veterans enrolled in the TRP program. 2.
- →Functions as a licensed independent provider of mental health services. 3.
- →Conduct full psychosocial diagnostic evaluations using the DSM-V. 4.
- →Responsible for screening, assessing, treatment planning, clinical care provision, and discharge planning at an advanced practice level. 5.
- →Provides and maintains expertise regarding VA and community psychosocial resources. 6.
- →Participates in program development within their assigned program including community outreach. 7.
- →Participates in tracking the care of Veterans as they move through the treatment process.
- →They will also be involved in measuring treatment outcomes through the use of NEPEC and other measures. 8.
- →Responsible for participating in clinical program development and is accountable to clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns.
- →This may include partnering with local universities, community colleges, and other agencies to improve the delivery of mental health services and increase utilization. 9.
- →Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications. 10.
- →Responsible for the independent planning and provision of treatment services for those veterans assigned to his/her case-management. 11.
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.
- ✓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: 4d63e8b2-fc8e-432d-9cdc-e980b3049f3b
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