This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more 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. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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: 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. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: 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. 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. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service. ["VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU\nThe duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: Collaboration with the suicide prevention coordinator and inpatient treatment providers to support appropriate discharge planning following recommendations for treatment of patients at high risk for suicide. Actively manages the High-Risk Patient Dashboard. Ensuring that APU Veterans have a Safety plan within 7 days of the high-risk flag being established, coordinate Veteran access to care (i.e. 4 visits within 30 days) once a flag is established, and ensuring all high risk flags are reviewed every 90 days. Assuring that all APU high risk for suicide veterans are being followed for time period not less than 30 days after discharge IAW PDE1 requirements and the following activities: Until a documented out-patient appointment is completed following hospitalization, facilitate face to face and/or telephone contact with the veteran to assess their safety and ongoing engagement with treatment. This may include home visits, as clinically appropriate. - Until a documented out-patient appointment is completed following hospitalization, tracking all no-show appointments by these patients, and following up with the patient as soon as possible to reschedule the appointment. If the safety of a high-risk veteran is unable to be established, or it is determined that the veteran is at imminent risk for self-harm, initiating emergency interventions appropriate to the situation, including but not limited to, contacting veteran's identified emergency contact, and /or calling 911. With patient's consent, contacting family members and/or other identified supports to provide education and involve in patient's treatment and safety planning. Assist with coordination of care for APU Veterans who have discharged less than 30 days prior that call into the Veteran's Crisis line when appropriate. To provide care to high-risk veterans based on Evidence Based Practice Maintaining awareness of suicide treatment options and making recommendations to the APU Team when new options become available. Respond to consults and referrals to the APU from providers, the national suicide prevention hotline and other sources. Providing APU veterans with education, resources, support and when appropriate development of an outpatient \"Crisis Response Plan.\" Assuring that all high-risk APU patients have completed a Crisis Response Plan which documents crisis prevention strategies that the veteran agrees with. Safety Plans are completed by the veteran in conjunction with his/her primary therapist or case manager, or an inpatient treatment team. The Crisis Response Plan will include ways to access assistance if an immediate crisis should occur, and the veteran will be provided a copy of the safety plan. When it is clinically determined that a veteran is no longer at high risk, the case manager collaborates with the suicide prevention coordinator and primary therapist to oversee the transition of care to assure that appropriate behavioral health follow up is in place. Assisting with provision of on-going Guide Training program (Operation SAVE) with non-clinical staff. Assisting with outreach to community resources to assure that they are aware of how to recognize veterans at risk for suicide and their options for getting these Veterans assistance. Timely and accurate documentation, using appropriate notes and templates as defined within the facility Suicide Prevention Program as well as mental health. Participate in the \"High Risk\" flagging committee, as needed. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday\nTelework: Not available.\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 000000\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.\nEDRP Authorized: Contact v20compensationteam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]