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Social Worker (BHIP)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 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
- →This position is located at the Ithaca VA Community Based Clinic.
- →The Outpatient BHIP Clinical Social Worker Therapist at the GS-11 level provides advanced, recovery-oriented psychotherapy to Veterans-individually and as couples-to support the stabilization and management of psychiatric symptoms.
- →The incumbent independently conducts comprehensive psychosocial and mental health assessments, delivers crisis intervention services, provides advocacy, and coordinates referrals to appropriate VA or community providers.
- →Clinical services are offered through both telehealth and in-person modalities to ensure timely and consistent access to care.
- →At this level of practice, the therapist exercises independent clinical judgment and collaborates closely with Veterans, their natural supports, and interdisciplinary treatment team members to develop, implement, and monitor evidence-based, person-centered treatment plans.
- →The incumbent contributes to a comprehensive continuum of mental health services designed to promote recovery, enhance functioning, and improve overall well-being.
- →Social Worker, Duties include but are not limited to:The BHIP Therapist provides individual, couples, and occasional group psychotherapy to address mental health symptoms, enhance self-management, and support recovery and overall well-being.
- →Provide recovery based psychotherapy to Veterans Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and collaboratively develop individualized, Measurement Based Care-informed treatment plans.
- →Deliver evidence-based therapies (e.g., CBT, CPT) and maintain working knowledge of common psychiatric conditions and psychotropic medications.
- →Document all clinical encounters in the electronic health record and review relevant notes to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care.
- →Perform rapid assessments and develop crisis intervention plans, including determining need for psychiatric hospitalization or readiness for residential mental health/substance use treatment.
- →Participate in interdisciplinary care planning, advocating for Veterans' psychosocial and mental health needs and supporting treatment adherence.
- →Monitor Veterans' progress throughout outpatient care, coordinating transitions to the least restrictive appropriate level of services and implementing timely discharge plans.
- →Maintain general knowledge of VA benefits and specialized programs to support Veterans' access to services.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓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: 8c267921-c613-42ad-b575-063de656b269
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