USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Senior Social Worker/Case Manager (BHIP)
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $128K/yr
2+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Senior Social Worker/Case Manager (BHIP) for the Veterans Health Administration at the Tucson VA Medical Center. The role involves overseeing the functioning of a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Team, ensuring coordination of mental health services for Veterans and managing program operations.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
BHIP consists of several multi-disciplinary teams of mental health providers who work together to ensure Veteran's mental health and related needs are met. Each BHIP team structure consists of up to four team-lets, with up to four psychiatric providers on each team. The incumbent in this position will function as an administrative supervisor for one BHIP team, the incumbent is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of one BHIP team and ensure coordination of all mental health and related services for each Veteran assigned to their respective BHIP team
The incumbent is delegated the full scope of authority and responsibility for the administration and coordination of said program and their staff, to include performance standards and evaluations, workload evaluation, competencies, proficiencies and all other personnel related responsibilities. The incumbent assumes professional, technical, and administrative responsibilities for social work programs extended to these areas. The incumbent collaborates with supervisory clinical leads outside of social work (i.e., psychology, nursing, psychiatry) in evaluating their employees' clinical skills. The incumbent is responsible for various control points assigned to the program within the assigned areas
The incumbent is delegated the full scope of authority and responsibility for the administration and coordination of said program and their staff, to include performance standards and evaluations, evaluation of their clinical skills in conjunction with their discipline-specific program areas (social work, substance abuse, etc.), workload evaluation, competencies, proficiencies and all other personnel related responsibilities. The incumbent assumes professional, technical, and administrative. responsibilities for social work programs extended to these areas. The incumbent is responsible for various control points assigned to the program within the assigned areas. The incumbent manages and controls the use of data related to these programs regarding day-to-day functioning and program evaluation. In conjunction with the BHIP Program Coordinator and Mental Health Outpatient Section Chief, plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, patient and personnel activities for the service
The incumbent is a role model for the interns and non-clinically licensed social workers, as well as senior social workers and social worker psychotherapists within BHIP, demonstrating the ability to apply social work principles to clinical and psychotherapeutic practices. The incumbent will demonstrate a sensitivity to and knowledge about the influence on the services provided of ethnic, cultural, and individual differences. Consistent with the expectation of all advanced practice level social workers, the incumbent meets all of the requirements consistent with functioning as a licensed independent practitioner (LIP) within this medical center. The incumbent is competent to function in any of the following areas and provides specialized clinical services within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP). These include any of the following options: Performing specialized treatment of complex mental health issues for patients referred to or within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP), incorporating complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veteran patients, including making biopsychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses with approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Providing evidence-based individual, group, and family psychotherapy as clinically indicated in the treatment of a wide variety of mental health disorders and behavioral deficits for patients referred to or within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Qualification
Required
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)
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
English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
Experience: 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
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines; knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement; ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services; ability to provide staff training and development; skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers
Preferred
Significant experience providing diagnostic assessments and time-limited evidence-based psychotherapy; experience with leadership, management, and/or program coordination
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Company
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