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Social Worker - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 42 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent provides social work services and case management services for Veterans with behavioral health diagnoses as an integral part of the outpatient Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team. As a member of a BHIP team, the incumbent will conduct psychosocial assessments, provide crisis intervention, and evidence-based psychotherapy (e.g. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), etc.)
What You'll Do
- →Incumbent will provide same day access for Veterans seeking to initiate care and will also provide assertive community outreach for Suicide Prevention.
- →Incumbent sets clinical care goals in collaboration with the patient, monitors progress toward goals, and works to achieve outcomes, including reduced hospitalizations.
- →The incumbent will serve collaboratively on a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program team and assist with consult management.
- →Incumbent recognizes complex situations that impact patient care and intervenes, using sound judgment and appropriate resources.
- →Incumbent has knowledge of community and VA resources, and makes appropriate referrals to programs in order to best meet Veterans' needs and coordinate Veterans' care.
- →Incumbent advocates on behalf of the Veteran to ensure that services and benefits are obtained in a timely manner and in keeping with the VA's goals for excellence in customer service.
- →The incumbent effectively utilizes electronic resources required for providing services and completing reports.
- →These include, but are not limited to, electronic medical health record (EMHR), CPRS, VISTA, Microsoft Word, workload reporting, and program referral procedures.
- →Incumbent documents work appropriately and in a timely manner in the medical record.
- →Incumbent participates in performance improvement activities and tracks and trends issues as part of performance improvement plan.
- →Enriching Elements Incumbent provides education and consultation to staff, students, patients, and families regarding programs and serves as a point of contact for the community for these programs.
- →Incumbent remains current on VA policies and procedures relevant to program areas.
- →Incumbent works with team to meet goals and performance measures within program.
- →Incumbent may provide training opportunities to various disciplines.
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.
- ✓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: 11cf2a6e-fa95-48ef-bbff-7df6ee1511f6
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