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Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Clinical Responsibilities
- Performs specialized treatment of complex mental health, substance use disorders, psychosocial problems and chronic medical issues, incorporating complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veterans.
- Performs routine and in-depth mental health/substance use disorder evaluations and assessments.
- Uses the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- Provides specialized, evidence-based interventions and treatment modalities used in treating Veterans with complex mental health, SUD, medical or Veterans requiring intensive services, utilizing VA based guidance and guidelines, including through individual, group, and/or couples/family counseling and psychotherapy.
- Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
- Provides advanced level case management interventions in the treatment of Veterans with complex mental health, substance use disorders, psychosocial problems, and chronic medical issues.
- Serves as a member of the MH-RRTP Screening Committee
- Coordinates comprehensive discharge planning with collaboration other VA programs and/or departments.
- Coordinates with other staff and community services/resources that provide care to Veterans.
- Completes comprehensive Veteran-centered, recovery-focused treatment plans and updates as appropriate/required.
- Completes clinical reminders.
- As assigned, provides clinical supervision of trainees from various disciplines rotating through or assigned to the MH-RRTP
- As assigned, provides clinical supervision to less advanced social workers
Administrative - Serves on VA Medical Center/Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces, as assigned by the Supervisor or the Associate Chief of Staff, Mental Health.
- Represents social work on decision-making committees at the Medical Center or Healthcare System, as assigned by the Supervisor or the Associate Chief of Staff, Mental Health.
- Monitors the efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness, quality of services offered within the program area, as assigned.
- Reviews relevant data, assesses the data, develops, and implement ideas for improvement, as assigned.
Education/Teaching - Involvement in social work, VA, MHRRTP training program didactics and conferences, as assigned.
- Involvement in training program didactics for trainees of various disciplines and levels, as assigned.
Other Significant Responsibilities - Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces. Assigned by Supervisor or the Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health.
- Represent social Work on decision-making committees at the Medical Center or healthcare System, as assigned by the Supervisor or Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health.
- Represent the Medical Center or Healthcare System at professional/program community group/events and committees.
- Other duties as assigned
Work Schedule: Sunday thru Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): 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)
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: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 93368
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $82,118 Per Year (GS 11)