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Social Worker - BHIP Therapist
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 Incumbent is assigned to the Montana VAMC catchment area and provides comprehensive services to Veterans and their families.
- →The age of patients treated is generally between 18 and 75.
- →In the provision of services, employee recognizes age-related needs & demonstrates knowledge and care appropriate to age group.
- →Provides a full range of psychosocial assessment services & psychiatric diagnoses of mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients in a variety of modalities, including face to face or telemental health.
- →Develops a psychosocial assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, & family members/significant others.
- →Demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment & skills needed for all adult patients, being sensitive to human growth & development, age-appropriate needs & concerns of the Veteran, & be able to provide current & advanced techniques to the treatment of this Veteran population.
- →Possess a working knowledge & experience in use of medical & mental health diagnoses: disabilities, & treatment procedures, including acute, chronic & traumatic illnesses.
- →Working within the interdisciplinary treatment team, the incumbent will share in the development of a treatment plan with the Veteran based on this psychosocial assessment.
- →Responsible for contributing to the development of the treatment plan & setting achievable treatment goals with the Veteran, family members/significant others & other Outpatient Mental Health clinical staff.
- →Responsible for facilitating discharge planning.
- →Provides individual, family, & group psychotherapeutic treatment of mental and emotional disorders and emotional pain using evidence-based psychological methods, or evidenced informed treatment, to include shared decision making with the veteran.
- →Collaborates with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs.
- →Responsible for educating the Veteran & family members/significant others of the available services & assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the Veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker.
- →Acts as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver.
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: 9ccabd2c-005a-47b2-b923-7afb42142ab9
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