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Social Worker - Suicide Prevention Case Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 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
- →VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include but are not limited to: Conducts VA-approved screenings and evaluations of Veterans when identified as being in crisis or at risk for hurting self or others.
- →When assessing Veterans for admission to the Behavioral Health Clinic (BHC), the incumbent uses the established biopsychosocial admissions criteria to determine the appropriateness of Veterans referred to the BHC for service in the different treatment components with special emphasis on crisis intervention.
- →While the patient is in treatment, the Suicide Prevention Case Manager (SPCM) continues to reassess and monitor the status of problematic behaviors; routinely evaluates the impact that therapeutic interventions have on patient problems; assesses patients' progress toward meeting treatment goals and objectives; and determines the need for additional assessment of specific problem areas.
- →Provides treatment with a special emphasis on crisis intervention and stabilization.
- →When providing treatment, the incumbent relies on own clinical judgment to address patient problems in a fashion that is consistent with the knowledge and skills of other professional staff with master's level training.
- →May conduct psychotherapy for patients with substance abuse problems, mental health problems, or co-morbid conditions.
- →Provides crisis intervention and stabilization to patients and significant others.
- →Crisis intervention requires the incumbent to function with a high degree of independent judgment in responding appropriately and quickly to unique needs/dangers in crisis situations.
- →He/she will keep abreast of new treatment techniques and evidence-based practices.
- →Documents patients' responses to treatment in a manner that facilitates the use of this information by other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- →Manages and monitors services for Veterans designated as high risk for suicide throughout the medical center, including community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) and community agencies, and acts as the transitional case manager of care for these Veterans.
- →Takes a supportive role in the administrative/clinical functions of the program such as quality assurance, policy and procedure development, program planning, and preparation of reports.
- →Actively participates in BHC committees; provides training to Medical Center and BHC staff through patient review conferences, BHC in-service programs, and medical education presentations; keeps abreast of new developments in the field of behavioral health; and maintains accurate records and data needed for local and national reports.
- →Outreach activities are performed independently and in settings in which there is a significant lack of normal supervisory controls over his/her performance.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ba07dc99-e3fd-416f-bc83-d124ce7c4207
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