Senior Social Worker/ BHIP Care Coordinator

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a BHIP Treatment Coordinator to function as Mental Health Treatment Coordinator, managing the flow of new and established patients and Veterans requesting community care, including same-day access appointments.

Requires MSW, state advanced practice licensure, US citizenship, English proficiency; GS-12 level with two years post-licensure experience; knowledge of psychosocial interventions and program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work (MSW) from CSWE-accredited program; candidacy schools do not meet requirement.
• Must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level with ability to provide supervision.
• Citizen and English language proficiency required (38 U.S.C. 7403(f)).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate MHTC operations and manage flow of new and established patients.
• Assist Veterans within BHIPs requesting same-day access appointments and community care as needed.

Skills

Case management

Counseling

EBP therapy

Education

Master's degree in social work (MSW)

Job description

The main role of this BHIP Treatment Coordinator is to function as the Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) managing the flow of new and established patients as well as Veterans requesting community care; to include assisting with Veterans within assigned BHIPs requesting same day access appointments.

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.
• Language: Proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Education: Master's degree in social work (MSW) 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 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 master's degree in social work.
• Licensure: Candidate 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.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

In addition to the basic requirements, applicants 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.

In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:

1. 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.
2. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causations in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.

Preferred Experience

Experience in providing EBP Therapy.

Reference

VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39 - Social Worker Qualification Standard.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements

Work is sedentary but also demands standing, walking, bending, twisting, and carrying light items.