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Social Worker - Inpatient Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 103 days ago
About the Role
The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting to fill a Social Work - Inpatient Mental Health position in serving the Battle Creek and Benton Harbor catchment area. Social Worker provides comprehensive mental health care to inpatient Veterans through assessment, treatment planning, evidence-based therapy, and case management.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU 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.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Provide individual and group therapy in accordance with clinical privileges and scope of practice.
- →Exercise independent judgment in mental health treatment planning and decision-making.
- →Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop individualized treatment plans for Veterans.
- →Support Veterans in the recovery process by helping them obtain and use internal and external resources.
- →Perform ongoing assessment of Veterans' progress and adjust treatment as clinically indicated.
- →Develop and implement discharge plans when appropriate.
- →Prioritize safety of the Veteran and others through assessment, intervention, and case management.
- →Serve as an advocate and champion for recovery-focused mental health services.
- →Maintain availability for emergent clinical needs, which may occasionally arise on evenings or weekends.
- →Hold full clinical privileges as approved by the Professional Standards Board.
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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: b06ad164-d0c1-445e-8ab3-b3496697b6cf
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