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Social Worker - Primary Care/Mental Health Integration Team
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 The VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC, is seeking a Mental Health Specialist for the Primary Care/Mental Health Integration Team.
- →The role involves providing mental health expertise and support within the primary care setting, focusing on veterans with depression, problem drinking, and other psychosocial concerns such as self-harm, anxiety, grief, or adjustment disorders.
- →The incumbent will deliver brief, evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate conditions, collaborate with primary care providers, and coordinate care, including triage and referral for complex or crisis cases requiring specialized mental health or psychiatric hospitalization.
- →The position requires functioning as part of the integrated team within the primary care clinic Duties include but not limited to: Conducts outreach and case-finding activities to identify and screen veterans for psychosocial needs, utilizing independent judgment to implement appropriate treatment modalities.
- →Provides individual, family, and group counseling or psychotherapy, utilizing evidence-based practices when available, to address mental health conditions.
- →Performs psychosocial assessments independently, using DSM-IV criteria to formulate diagnostic impressions and develop collaborative treatment plans with veterans, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
- →Coordinates community-based services, including providing information and referrals to VA programs, other government agencies, and community organizations.
- →Identify high-risk veterans and deliver case management services, including crisis intervention, coordination of family conferences, and liaison with family members.
- →Maintains knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, treatments, medications, and medical terminology to inform clinical practice.
- →Collaborates with the facility's Suicide Prevention Coordinator when clinically indicated for at-risk veterans.
- →Establish and sustain effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families, utilizing individual, group, and family therapy skills within a psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery framework.
- →Provides consultation to VA staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans and how these impact health care and treatment adherence.
- →Evaluates and improve personal clinical practice through peer reviews, case conferences, and organizational feedback.
- →Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
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.
- ✓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: 2a7f384c-cce4-4722-b66e-31c9be0a5ff4
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