Social Worker - BHIP Therapist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; City of Syracuse (NY); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 82.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

US Department of Veterans Affairs, Erie West VA Outpatient Clinic, is seeking a full-time clinician for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program.

The role provides recovery-oriented, trauma-informed outpatient mental health care to Veterans, including psychotherapy, psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and stabilization within a multidisciplinary team to support Veterans' resilience and long-term recovery.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited program.
• Licensed or certified to independently practice social work at the MSW level.
• U.S. citizenship requirement for VA positions; grandfathering applies for current VA employees under specific criteria.

Aufgaben

• Provide psychotherapy to Veterans.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and crisis intervention.
• Stabilize patients within a multidisciplinary team.
• Support Veterans' resilience and long-term recovery.

Kenntnisse

Psychosocial assessment

Community resource referrals

Treatment planning

Psychiatric/medical knowledge

Staff consultation

Ausbildung

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

Jobbeschreibung

Full-time clinician in the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program at the Erie West VA Outpatient Clinic, providing recovery-oriented, trauma-informed outpatient mental health care to Veterans. Responsibilities include psychotherapy, psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, and stabilization within a multidisciplinary team supporting Veterans' resilience and long-term recovery. 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.
• 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. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the 4 accreditation standards for a masters of 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. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/

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).

GS-11 Grade Determinations

Experience and Licensure. Appointment to the GS-11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings, (VA or nonVA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level.

Education. In addition to meeting basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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

• (a) Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
• (b) Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, educational, and other backgrounds.
• (c) Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan.
• (d) Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals.
• (e) Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers, social work graduate students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment.

Reference

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

Physical Requirements

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

This vacancy is a multi-disciplinary announcement.