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Social Worker/Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 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
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Being a member of a Veteran's assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary (BHIP) team.
- →Being an ongoing point of contact and clinical resource that promotes treatment engagement, especially during care transitions along the continuum of mental health specialty and subspecialty care.
- →Providing and/or ensuring the Veteran (and family/caregiver/supportive person as appropriate) has access to education, information, and resources for proactive self-management.
- →Completing a Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination needs assessment.
- →Developing an initial Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination interventions plan, including intended frequency of contact, as part of the overall care plan.
- →Providing Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination and documenting Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination efforts in the electronic health record (EHR).
- →Monitoring Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination and treatment needs and adjusting Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination interventions plan, in collaboration with the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) clinical team members, as needed over time.
- →Supporting evaluation of Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination efforts to promote access, quality, Veteran and provider experience, and cost savings.
- →Provide remote virtual care coordination for rural community outpatient clinics.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. work schedule (Arizona Time), but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.
- →Telework: Yes, may be eligible for full-time telework.
- →EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.
- →Learn more Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
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.
- ✓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: 7c6f9a61-5eec-4ea1-901c-2cce4af4853b
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