Senior Social Worker (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program)

Provides onsite and tele-mental health care for Veterans with moderate to severe mental health concerns in an interdisciplinary recovery-focused program. Performs assessment, diagnosis, crisis/same-day care, evidence-based individual, family, and group therapy, treatment planning, consults, suicide-risk evaluation, case management, referrals, documentation, peer review, policy input, and consultation, mentoring, and supervision for staff and students.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but aren't limited to the following: Provide onsite and tele-mental health services to Veterans with moderate to severe mental health concerns. Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy in individual, family, and group settings. Assess, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Engage in walk-in and same-day mental health services for Veterans experiencing a crisis. Independently identify high-risk patients and provide clinical or case management services as needed. Evaluate and mitigate suicide risk, including C-SSRS, Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation, Safety Plans, and SBOR documentation when indicated. Develop and modify treatment plans with Veterans and families based on goals, needs, and response to care. Identify psychosocial and contextual factors contributing to patient challenges and make differential diagnoses when required. Complete consults to support continuity of mental health care. Use measurement-based care tools such as GAD-7 and PHQ-9 to screen, diagnose, monitor, and measure outcomes. Provide consultation to treatment teams, staff, colleagues, and students on psychosocial needs and BHIP treatment. Teach, mentor, and supervise staff and students, including supervision for licensure or specialty certification. Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic medical record and ensure appropriate handoff during transfers of care. Maintain knowledge of Veterans' benefits, services, community resources, and referral processes. Participate in peer review, case conferences, policy development, practice guidelines, and other program or administrative duties. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). 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: Available, ad-hoc only, in accordance with agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 55446-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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. 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Pre-Employment/Post-Employment Physical Examination: May be required, depending on the needs of the organization. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.