Senior Social Worker - Suicide Prevention Care Coordinator

VA Detroit; Bay Pines (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare system is seeking a Senior Social Worker - Suicide Prevention Care Coordinator to join their Suicide Prevention Team. This role involves coordinating suicide prevention strategies, providing outreach, crisis intervention, and training staff on effective responses. The ideal candidate will have a master's degree in Social Work and relevant licensure, along with experience in crisis intervention and community collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must possess a master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school.
• Licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for Veterans at high risk for suicide.
• Train VA staff on suicide prevention strategies.
• Collaborate with community organizations to mitigate Veteran suicide.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Outreach

Education

Monitoring

Planning

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Job description

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Summary

The Senior Social Worker - Suicide Prevention Care Coordinator (SPC) is assigned to the Suicide Prevention Team (SPT) of the Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service (MH&BSS) of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS). The Senior Social Worker coordinates suicide prevention strategies, to include outreach, crisis intervention, education, monitoring , and planning activities throughout the BPVAHCS and community.

Summary

The Senior Social Worker - Suicide Prevention Care Coordinator (SPC) is assigned to the Suicide Prevention Team (SPT) of the Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences Service (MH&BSS) of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS). The Senior Social Worker coordinates suicide prevention strategies, to include outreach, crisis intervention, education, monitoring , and planning activities throughout the BPVAHCS and community.

Help Help

Duties

Duties And Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Coordinating care for Veterans on the high-risk for suicide flag patient tracking report.
• Creating and ongoing development of meaningful treatment and safety plans with Veterans on the high-risk for suicide flag patient tracking report.
• Ensuring appropriate tracking and documentation for all Veterans who engage in suicide related behaviors or are at risk for suicide.
• Responding to referrals from the National Suicide Prevention Veterans Crisis Line and other facility staff to manage and coordinate care for those referred.
• Training VA Staff that have contact with patients on the tenants of VA SAVE and how to respond to someone who is in imminent danger of suicide.
• Collaborating with and training community organizations and partners on preventing Veteran suicide, building coalitions and partnerships to mitigate suicide among Veterans who do not engage in VHA care.
• Providing general consultation to providers on suicide prevention strategies, documentation requirements, and resources that may aid Veterans who are at high risk for suicide.
• Collaborating with providers to ensure monitoring and treatment is intensified for high-risk patients.
• Providing consultation and partaking in system design impacting the entire healthcare system to further the mission of preventing Veteran suicide.
• Advising service and senior leadership on developments and directions in suicide prevention.
• Providing leadership and coverage for the Suicide Prevention Team in the absence of other Suicide Prevention Team Coordinators and Managers.
• Supporting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes as needed.
  
  

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized.

Telework: Not available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement # 21395F MH&BSS Senior Social Worker

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Help Help

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• 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 dentification 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).
  
  

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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.
• English Language Proficiency: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Education: You must possess 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. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.
• Licensure: You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
  
  

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 for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

GS-12 Senior Social Worker

• 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
• Applicants with Florida LCSW, to qualify for APL Qualified Supervision Delegation, QSCSW must be on licensure. For additional information, please refer to Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling » Qualified Supervisor- Licensing, Renewals & Information.
• Applicants with Puerto Rico LSW must be an active member of the College of Social Work Professionals of Puerto Rico (CPTSPR) and must provide CPTSPR active membership certification. For additional information, please visit Membership - CPTSPR.
  

Skills

While we no longer require essay-style responses to our Knowledge's Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAOs), you must be able to demonstrate that you possess the (below) competencies which are necessary to perform the work of the position. Please ensure your resume/CV/application contains sufficient information to support the level of experience/education/training; otherwise, we will not be able to award you credit for the experience/education/training you claim. These are the KSA's for this subject position:

• 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 causation 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.
  
  

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The position is being filled above the full performance level at GS-12.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands of the work requires use of fingers; moderate walking and standing; near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far vision correctable in on eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; hearing aid permitted; clear speech; emotional stability; moderate duty.

Education

You must possess 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. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.

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/.

Additional information

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Read more

• Help Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
  
  

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Area of Consideration - Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

• Current permanent VA employees of the facility.
• All other VA employees.
• Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.
  
  

Note: Veterans Preference is not applicable to VA employees or employees of other Federal agencies.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Help Help

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• License
• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript
  
  

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.

• Cover Letter
• License
• Other (1)
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript
  
  

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at VA Detroit by 2x

Get notified about new Senior Social Worker jobs in Bay Pines, FL.

Clinician First Five - BCBA, LCSW, LMHC or LMFT

Outpatient Social Worker - Phys Svcs Pediatric Clinic

Intensive Case Managers Treatment Works 2.0

Medical Social Worker MSW - Home Health (PRN)

LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) - Remote

Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker

St. Petersburg, FL $95.00-$122.00 1 week ago

Clinical Quality Assurance Reviewer - Housing First (LCSW, LMHC or LMFT)

Spring 2026 Start Therapist Internship (MSW and LPC)

Living Donor Advocate - USFTGP Transplant Kidney Program

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.