Senior Social Worker (BHIP Treatment Facilitator)
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Harlingen
Posted on: July 29, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary
The Senior Social Worker serves as a member of the Behavioral
Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP). BHIP is a
multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals which
provides comprehensive, accessible, Veteran-centered mental health
care. The BHIP Treatment Coordinator will be a member of all BHIP
teams within the clinic and is responsible for various aspects of
assessing, diagnosis, treating, and coordinating the treatment of
Veterans within BHIP and the Mental Health Service Line.
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Overview
* Accepting applications
* Open & closing dates
11/16/2021 to 09/30/2022
This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may
be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
* Salary
$77,488 - $100,739 per year
* Pay scale & grade
GS 12
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
* Harlingen, TX 1 vacancy
* Telework eligible
No
* Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel up to 25% for training
for this position.
* Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-time
* Service
Excepted
* Promotion potential
None
* Job family (Series)
0185 Social Work
* Supervisory status
No
* Security clearance
Other
* Drug test
No
* Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
* Trust determination process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
* Announcement number
CAZM-11293361-22-KSB
* Control number
622328100
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This job is open to
* The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the
U.S.
Clarification from the agency
This vacancy is open to the public. If you are a current employees
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or current, permanent
Federal employee, please apply to CAZM-11293360-22-KSB. This
vacancy is also being recruited for as a Licensed Professional
Mental Health Counselor.
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* Federal employees - Competitive service
* Federal employees - Excepted service
* Internal to an agency
Help This job is also open in another announcement to:
* Federal employees - Competitive service
* Federal employees - Excepted service
* Internal to an agency
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Duties
NOTE: This vacancy will remain open until filled. The first cut-off
date is 12/1/2021. Additional applications will be referred as
needed.
* Incumbent provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services
which requires advanced and expert 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 psychotherapy and advanced level
psychosocial and/or case management interventions used in the
treatment of Veterans with a range of DSM diagnoses, substance
abuse/dependence, and poly-traumatic injuries.
* Incumbent serves as the primary clinician to meet the same day
access needs of Veterans requesting mental health care within the
clinic. This includes conducting the same day evaluation in-person
or by telephone, according to policy. Given that a significant
portion of these Veterans are new to Mental Health treatment, this
involves providing a diagnosis and provisional treatment plan.
* Incumbent provides initial and follow-up comprehensive
psychological intake evaluations, including diagnosis, to Veterans
in BHIP
* Incumbent coordinates mental health treatment for Veterans within
BHIP, being referred to specialty mental health care, and Veterans
returning to BHIP from specialty mental health care.
* Incumbent conducts risk evaluation and treatment, including
oversight of interdisciplinary documentation of treatment plans,
for Veterans within BHIP, including those who are in the REACHVet
program and those with a High Risk for Suicide Patient Record
Flag.
* Incumbent actively monitors clinic availability and panel size of
all BHIP team members in order to be able to coordinate the flow of
patient care amongst BHIP teams and BHIP team members. This
includes knowledge of availability of specialty mental health
services, as well as working actively with program support staff to
insure that team assignments in the Patient Care Management Module
(PCMM) are accurate and up to date.
* The Incumbent is responsible for completing the second-level
social work assessment of Digital Divide Consults submitted by BHIP
or other Mental Health providers.
* The incumbent may serve as the representative for Psychology
Service on various Psychology Service, Mental Health Service Line,
System, or VISN administrative committees or work groups as
assigned.
* The incumbent provides subject matter consultation to colleagues
and trainees on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in
the specialty area, rendering professional opinions based on
experience and expertise and role modeling effective practice
skills. In addition, there may be opportunities to teach and mentor
staff and students in the specialty area of practice.
* The incumbent should have the ability to expand clinical
knowledge in the profession, demonstrating innovation in the
creation of new models of psychosocial assessment or intervention
to identify and address specialized clinical needs. Ability to
assist in drafting policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines
pertaining to the specialty population or specialty treatment
program as assigned.
* Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Title/Functional Statement #:Senior Social Worker (BHIP
Treatment Facilitator)/PD000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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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
* You may be required to serve a probationary period
* Subject to a background/security investigation
* Must be proficient in written and spoken English
* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online
onboarding process
* Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a
requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care
Personnel (HCP)
* Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans
Affairs Personnel
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.
Verification of the degree can be made by going to
http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work
degree meets the 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/.
* Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019,
Employee Occupational Health Services.
* English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in
spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 7403(f).
Preferred Experience:
* Experience providing mental health care within the VA
* Experience coordinating care among
providers/programs/facilities
* Experience assessing risk and identifying appropriate treatment
options
* Willingness to be flexible with daily schedule
* Ability to multi-task
* Experience talking with Veterans about the importance of
recovery-oriented episodes of care, measurement based care, and
evidence-based psychotherapy.
Grade Determination:
Senior Social Worker GS-12
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.
Assignments. For all assignments above the full performance level,
the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope,
complexity and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least
25% of the time. Senior SW are licensed/certified to independently
practice social work at an advanced level. Senior SWs typically
practice in a major program area such as but not limited to:
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site a
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Center, or a national VHA
referral center, such as a national Center for Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder or a national Transplant Center, or other program
areas of equivalent scope/complexity. May be assigned
administrative responsibility for clinical program development and
is accountable for clinical program effectiveness/modification of
service patterns. Assignments include clinical settings where they
have limited access to onsite supervision; collaborates with the
other members of the treatment team in the provision of
comprehensive health care services to Veterans, ensures equity of
access, service, and benefits to this population, ensures the care
provided is of the highest quality. Provides leadership,
orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and
continuing education programs for assigned social work staff.
Serves on committees, work groups and task forces at the facility,
VISN and national level or in the community as deemed appropriate
by the supervisor, Social Work Executive or Chief of Social Work
Services. Assignment is to be relatively few in number based on the
size of the facility/service and applying sound position
management. Assignment must represent substantial additional
responsibility over and above that required at the full performance
grade level and cannot be used as the full performance level of
this occupation.
References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II Appendix G39 Social Worker
Qualification Standard GS-0185 Veterans Health Administration
09/20/2019.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds), light
carrying (under 15 pounds) reaching above shoulder, use of fingers,
walking (1 hour), standing (1 hour), ability for rapid mental and
muscular coordination simultaneously, both eyes required, depth
perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, hearing (aid may
be permitted) cognitive, mental and emotional stability.
Education
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if
you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Failure to provide transcripts may result in non-referral of your
application if education cannot be verified.
Accreditation Information: The master's degree must be 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. Verification of the degree can be made by going to
http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work
degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social
work.
NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in
existence, you must provide this information in your
application.
NOTE: If your school was accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education at the time of graduation but is no longer listed on the
Council on Social Work Education website, you must provide
documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
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:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave:
Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per
pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served
as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal
employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or
active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can
be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment
date and is not guaranteed.
Pandemic Telework Program: Due to COVID-19, the VA is currently in
an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to
temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the
local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the
office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed
on this announcement. [Management officials will provide
information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite,
when applicable.] At that time, you may be eligible to request to
continue to telework depending upon the terms of your
organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are
required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the
employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework,
remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law.
If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against
COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before
your start date. The agency will provide additional information
regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how
you can request a legally required exception from this requirement
using the reasonable accommodation process.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional
vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that
have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
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.
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.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do
not have in electronic form, view the following link for
information regarding an Alternate Application.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the
qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE
WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your
application, rsum, 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.
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