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Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 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
- →The Senior Social Worker is located within the Mental Health Service Line with primary assignment to provide patient care in the Mental Health Clinics in CBOCs and Dayton locations.
- →Primary work site would be within the CBOC work settings.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs.
- →Possesses advanced knowledge and abilities to independently implement treatment, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups using evidence-based treatments for mental health disorders.
- →Must be trained in evidence-based psychotherapies (i.e.
- →Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy etc.) and demonstrate competence within these modalities.
- →Independently conducts psychosocial assessments including suicide prevention related services for treatment planning and interventions related to mental health conditions.
- →Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the veteran/family and with the BHIP treatment team.
- →Engages in measurement-based care to facilitate optimal treatment outcomes.
- →Possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and to measure outcomes of interventions.
- →Provides clinical services including, but not limited to, assessment, individual and group therapy, psychoeducation, and case management services to veterans in the assigned work area(s) at the Dayton VAMC Mental Health Clinics.
- →Knowledge of the principles and theoretical concepts of the practice of clinical social work at the advanced practice level is required.
- →Keeps up to date on new findings, trends, and treatment techniques pertinent to their area of social work practice.
- →Independently provides case management and service coordination for Veterans as assigned to include facilitating admissions to acute psychiatric care, treatment planning, discharge planning, and post-discharge engagement.
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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 55b050a5-f783-46e8-80a1-9b9e9cbc7103
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