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Social Worker - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
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
- →Social Worker duties include, but are not limited to: Screening/Assessment - In conjunction with the interdisciplinary medical team, the BHIP Social Worker screens and assesses the Veteran's psychosocial needs and barriers in order to facilitate his or her access to appropriate VA and community resources.
- →Through collaborative relationships with the Veteran, his or her family/caregiver and other VA programs and VA staff, the BHIP Social Worker coordinates the gathering of information vital to the process of setting appropriate treatment goals and time frames for achieving those goals.
- →Assessment information, comprising the Psychiatry Assessment Template.
- →Treatment Planning/Goal Setting - From screening/assessment information, in coordination with the BHIP treatment team, the Veteran and his/her family, the BHIP Social Worker determines realistic goals with the Veteran, including such factors as a) problems, b) goals, c) objectives, c) specific concrete interventions.
- →Treatment plans are written utilizing the MHTP software.
- →Psychotherapy - The BHIP Social Worker will provide a full range of psychotherapeutic services to utilize the most appropriate evidence-based psychotherapy in order to provide quality care in the outpatient programs of the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program.
- →The incumbent will participate in telemental health or similar activities in order to provide services for Veterans located away from the Medical Center.
- →The incumbent provides ethical individual and group mental health services to eligible Veterans diagnosed with mental and behavioral health conditions.
- →Referral to service providers - To facilitate the continuity of a Veteran's recovery, the BHIP Social Worker will arrange referrals to needed VA and/or community resources (e.g., services available through area agencies on aging, community support groups, etc.).
- →The BHIP Social Worker will collaborate with other service providers in re-assessing the Veteran's needs during the eligibility determination process, coordinating access to information needed for the referral.
- →Resource Usage/Development - As a subject matter expert on the services and resources available to Veterans through both VA and the community, the BHIP Social Worker will monitor patterns of resource availability, identifying unmet needs and the resultant impact on the Veteran's psychosocial functioning.
- →The BHIP Social Worker will communicate with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., the Chief of Social Work, the Social Work Practice Council, other VA programs, community partners) to encourage the development of new and innovative resources.
- →Advocacy - The BHIP Social Worker will advocate for Veterans to ensure that they have access to all needed care and resources within VA and in the community.
- →By availing the Veteran of his or her choices in complex decisions and by guiding the veteran through complicated enrollment procedures and bureaucratic processes, the BHIP Social Worker facilitates the best possible outcome for the Veteran.
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: 98e859fa-0dd9-4ca3-9551-db4f8f58468c
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