USAJOBS · 1 week ago
Senior Social Worker- BHIP Therapist
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $132K/yr
2+ years expThe VA Manchester Healthcare System is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Mental Health Service line. The role involves providing direct mental health services and comprehensive therapeutic support to Veterans and their families, while also managing case management and community referrals.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide direct mental health services to treat highly complex mental health problems which require expert level psychological clinical interventions for a diverse group of Veterans and their families
Work on teams which provide services 5 days a week at the Manchester VA
Responsible for case management, community referrals, connections, and additional tasks assigned to promote Veteran mental and physical well-being
Utilize Behavioral Health Laboratory (BHL) case management software and provide care management services and coordination with other clinical teams as needed
Independently manage the mental health care needs of patients presenting with highly complex problems
Provide comprehensive therapeutic services, consultation with peers and others of various disciplines regarding the treatment of MH issues, colleagues, and supervisors as appropriate
Have advanced experience in the diagnosis of mental disorders, treatment of mental disorders through a variety of modalities, utilizing measurement based care and evidence based practices and provide adjunctive interventions for treatment of medical disorders
Provide individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapies and other interventions such as behavioral health and community interventions
Consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues, with particular expertise in the management of mental health conditions
Participate in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities
Provide clinical consultation and guidance to colleagues, role model effective social work practice skills, teach or provide orientation to less experienced social workers, develop innovations in practice interventions, or have records of completion in evidence-based psychotherapies for treatment of mental health disorders, and participate in providing clinical supervision in some capacity for social workers pursuing licensure or social work trainees
Qualification
Required
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
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
A current, unrestricted license to practice independently as a Social Worker at the advanced level
Transcript with Name of School, Students Name, Date Degree Conferred and Degree Received
Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
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
The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure
Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level
Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
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
Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area
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
Benefits
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
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: Ad-Hoc
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