Senior Social Worker/ BHIP Care Coordinator

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Child care subsidy

Federal benefits

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a BHIP Treatment Coordinator (MSW) to manage complex Veterans within assigned BHIPs, coordinating community care requests and ensuring access across services. Responsibilities include assessments, individual and group therapy, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to improve care delivery.

The role requires advanced social work licensure, experience post-licensure, and the ability to mentor staff and lead program improvements.

Qualifications

• Must have MSW from CSWE-accredited program.
• Two years post-advanced licensure experience; one year at GS-11 level or equivalent.
• Ability to provide specialized psychosocial treatment and case management.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex Veterans within assigned BHIPs.
• Coordinate community care requests and treatment flow.
• Provide comprehensive assessments and individual/group therapy.
• Mentor less experienced social workers and supervise trainees.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve service delivery.

Skills

KSAs

Specialized interventions

Psychosocial treatment

Case management

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Advanced practice licensure

Job description

Summary

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.

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
• 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: 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
• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causations in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• 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
• 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
• 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.

Duties

• The BHIP Treatment Coordinator will independently manage complex Veterans within their assigned BHIPs
• This will be determined based on the Veteran's acuity - severity of condition - diagnosis or other programmatic guidelines as defined within the section to which they report
• The BHIP Treatment Coordinator will also play a vital role in the dispositioning of requests for Community Care as this position requires the incumbent to exert a high level of flexibility - organization - attention to detail - and independence
• Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for continuous quality improvement activities within assigned areas and participates as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team
• Provides comprehensive assessments
• individual - and group treatment (psycho-educational and psychotherapeutic) of a broad spectrum of mental health disorders
• Performs at least one or more of the following: process improvement tasks - supervision of social workers for advanced practice licensure or the graduate trainee program - act as a mentor for less experienced social workers - participate or chair committees or groups that impact social work practice and/or lead roll out of evidence-based practices
• Responsible for working in conjunction with their assigned BHIP Treatment Teams to evaluate new and established Veteran consults for group - individual - and medication management requests as well as requests for treatment in the community
• Acts as a liaison to referring clinicians and coordinating care for Veterans within and outside of their respective BHIP team
• Evaluate Veterans within assigned BHIPs requesting RFS for Continued therapy in community care
• Involves working with new and established Veterans with mental health disorders and organizing patient flow within in the VA and the community across the clinic(s) in the most effective way possible
• Assists in coordinating care including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center - VA Regional Offices and/or community agencies
• Participates in program planning and development and identifying the need for and making recommendations on program procedures or policy changes based upon work experiences and takes responsibility for improving professional skills - participating in planning and executing specific staff development projects - attending seminars and institutes - and participating in training programs of other disciplines as requested
• Other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized 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
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized