Senior Social Worker-Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; White City (OR); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in White City, OR seeks a Senior Social Worker to provide psychotherapy to Veterans within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP), including individual and group treatments with evidence-based modalities.

The role requires a CSWE-accredited Master’s in Social Work, state licensure, English proficiency, and GS-12 level experience with advanced practice skills. EDRP participation is available.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program.
• Licensure as a social worker at the master's level is required.
• English language proficiency required.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Aufgaben

• Provides psychotherapy services to outpatient Veterans in the BHIP clinic.
• Conducts diagnostic and evaluation services including suicide risk assessment.
• Implements evidence-based psychotherapies with documentation of outcomes.
• Develops and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for assigned caseload.
• Provides supervision for unlicensed staff and/or students.
• Manages scheduling, communication with Veterans, and administrative duties.

Kenntnisse

Licensure

Clinical supervision

Psychotherapy

Assessment

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

Jobbeschreibung

Summary

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.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited
• A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work
• Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• GS-12 Senior Social Worker Grade Determinations: Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty
• Licensure/Certification: Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination - unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California - which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
• This includes individual - group - and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management
• (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
• (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
• (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent works within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Clinic providing psychotherapy services to the outpatient Veteran population - including but not limited to group and individual psychotherapy using evidence-based practices
• Duties include but are not limited to the following: Provides a full range of diagnostic and evaluation services - especially in the areas of general psychological evaluation of emotional and behavioral problems and suicide assessment
• Provides a full range of psychological interventions consistent with training and expertise - with special emphasis on evidenced-based treatments Evidence-based treatments to be provided to Veterans individually or in group format with appropriate documentation and measurement of effectiveness and Veteran response using clinical judgment and standardized assessment instruments
• Develops - implements - and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients - including prompt completion of clinical reminders
• Provides administrative duties including: Scheduling of Veterans and related issues - returning Veterans' phone calls and secure messages - writing reports - attending organizational meetings
• On-going professional training and experiences are an expectation of the position
• This duty is met through workshops - intra-VA assignments - and distance learning
• Occasionally - the employee will provide clinical coverage for an absent staff member - as deemed necessary by supervisor
• Complies with national and local performance measures - including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients
• Complies with all electronic medical record documentation procedures - including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g. - entering diagnostic and procedure codes)
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for the Behavioral Health Service Line - Outpatient Behavioral Health Service (OBHS) Chief - BHIP Manager - and facility Director
• Other collateral duties as assigned
• Provides primary clinical supervision for unlicensed staff and/or students - which may include back-up clinical supervision in other rotations - as directed by Training Director
• May provide group supervision to an Intern/trainee cohort - on an as-needed basis - as determined by the Training Director
• Provides up-to-date - education for trainees - other clinicians - and facility staff - to ensure information is presented based on empirical science and is culturally and ethically driven
• This may include in-service and/or invited grand round presentations to the medical center staff in areas directly related to the mission of the Mental Health Service Line
• Attends regular meetings pertinent to Training - as directed by Training Director - Direct Supervisor - Chief of Outpatient Behavioral Health - and/or BHSL ACOS
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am to 4:30 pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• 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