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Social Worker - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU The Social worker will be a member of a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team.
- →This position will function as a Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) for BHIP enrolled Veterans and under supervision, will provide individual and or group psychoeducation and assist with consult management.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as Mental Health Treatment Coordinator for a panel of BHIP enrolled Veterans.
- →Completes initial suicide risk screening via C-SSRS.
- →Makes follow up and bridge calls between appointments at provider request.
- →Facilitates communication regarding timely appointment needs with established providers.
- →Provides care coordination for patients affected by BHIP staff departures and callouts.
- →Assists with chart reviews, outreach calls, secure messages, and responds to patient requests for care (i.e., coordinating referrals).Assists in facilitating, linking and advocating for referrals within the VA and to community resources.
- →Uses measurement-based care tools, periodically reviews patients' mental health service use and progress to ensure appropriate discharge to lower levels of care.
- →Assist with completing clinical reminders.
- →Tracks Veterans referred by the team to other levels of care and keeps the team informed.
- →Assists Veteran and provider with completing paperwork for various needs including disability, FLMA, etc.
- →Act as liaison to Inpatient Psychiatric Unit to facilitate continuity of care.
- →Triages BHIP enrolled Veterans with unscheduled visits or requests for phone follow-up.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job. designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 42436260-a235-40d6-8dda-2ad30140dea8
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