Senior Social Worker (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Prescott (AZ); On-site; USD 99,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Child Care Subsidy

Federal Pension

Federal Health Insurance

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Open Access unit to provide rapid mental health assessments and brief interventions to Veterans with acute behavioral health needs.

The role involves coordinating with BHIP teams and RN triage to determine the appropriate level of care, with eligibility for sign-on incentives and relocation assistance for highly qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Education recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited institutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, rapid-access mental health evaluations and brief interventions for Veterans with acute or urgent behavioral health needs.
• Manage same-day access flow and determine the appropriate level of care within BHIP, PCMHI, SUD, or other MHBS programs.
• Conduct focused, evidence-based assessments of presenting concerns, risk, functional status, and treatment needs; collaborate with RN triage and BHIP teams.

Job description

Senior Social Worker (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Senior Social Worker is assigned to Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program.

Key Responsibilities

Senior Social Worker (BHIP): The BHIP Open Access Social Worker provides timely, rapid-access mental health evaluations and brief interventions for Veterans presenting with acute or urgent behavioral health needs.

Operating with advanced-practice independence, the Senior Social Worker manages same-day access flow, determining the most clinically appropriate level of care-whether within BHIP, Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) specialty care, or other MHBS programs.

This includes conducting focused, evidence-based assessments of presenting concerns, risk, functional status, and treatment needs, while collaborating closely with RN triage and BHIP teams.

• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, Tour duty range from 6:30am to 4:00pm
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• 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.

• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Functional Statement #: 000000
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $99402 – $129225/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.