Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Qualifications

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
• English Language Proficiency: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) Education and/or Experience Combination: You must possess 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
• Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work
• License or Certification: You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• 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
• GS-12 (1) Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience 9 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
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 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
• 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 - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
• 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
• 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
• Preferred Experience: Experience providing psychiatric rehabilitation and trauma informed care - including services for individuals with co-occurring disorders
• Demonstrated background and delivering direct patient care to individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia - psychotic disorders - bipolar disorder - PTSD - and major depressive disorder
• Skilled in conducting comprehensive assessments - developing recovery-oriented treatment plans - and providing crisis intervention
• Familiarization and history of treating individuals presenting with Co-occurring substance use disorders and complex psychosocial needs
• Proficient in delivering skills training - providing psychotherapy - and offering services in both community settings and patients' homes
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://department.va.gov/employees/va-qualifications-standards/
• Former Appendix 39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-12
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Services.

Duties

• DUTIES: Provides frequent and direct intensive case management and psychotherapy services to Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery veterans in-home and within the community Performs specialized treatment of complex mental illness - requiring Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery services Develops - implements - and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and his or her family members
• Collaborates with members of the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery team and other professional specialty clinics to provide comprehensive care to Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery veterans
• Provide back-up coverage to the Program Coordinator and Northwest Indiana ICMHR team as needed
• Provides support and/or assistance to the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Program Coordinator with administrative tasks that involve program operations
• provide support and/or assistance to tasks related to program compliance with polices and guidelines established by VHA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in mental health treatment modalities Work Schedule: Monday- Friday- 8:00am- 4:30pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 08790F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Ryan.TenCate@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized