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The Social Worker of the Mental Health/Psychiatry (MH) service provides social work services to veterans receiving care in the outpatient Mental Health Clinic at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary medical team, the MHC Social Worker evaluates the veteran's presenting psychosocial problems and facilitates access to the resources that can most appropriately minimize the veteran's psychosocial stressors.
Learn more about this agency08/24/2021 to 12/31/2021
$53,433 - $84,752 per year
pay range reflects 2021 Rest of United States pay scale to Indianapolis locality. Pay rate will be determined based on duty location.
GS 9 - 11
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
11
No
No
CBSR-11204965-21-AEI
611967700
Open Continuous Announcement, applicants will be reviewed every 2 weeks.
Duties of the Social Worker of the Mental Health/Psychiatry (MH) service are to include, but not limited to:
Screening/Assessment - In conjunction with the interdisciplinary medical team, the MHC Social Worker
screens and assesses the veteran's psychosocial needs and barriers in order to facilitate his or her access to
appropriate VA and community resources. Through collaborative relationships with the veteran, his or her
family/caregiver and other VA programs and VA staff, the MHC Social Worker coordinates the gathering
of information vital to the process of setting appropriate treatment goals and timeframes for achieving
those goals. Assessment information, comprising the Psychiatry Assessment Template includes, among
other issues:
- Marital/family/social status
- Psychiatric and substance use history
- Employment/educational/financial status
- Use of entitlement programs
- Legal problems/issues
- Impact of medical problems on psychosocial functioning
- Strengths/Limitations
- Military history (especially as it pertains to PTSD)
Treatment Planning/Goal Setting - From screening/assessment information, in coordination with the MHC
multidisciplinary treatment team, the veteran and his/her family, the MHC Social Worker determines
realistic goals with the veteran, including such factors as a) problems, b) goals, c) objectives, c) specific
concrete interventions. Treatment plans are written utilizing the MHTP software.
Case Management - The MHC Social Worker, as the Primary Mental Health Provider for his/her caseload,
will be responsible for all aspects of case management, including (but not necessarily limited to):
- Provision of individual psychotherapy services
- Referral to appropriate group therapy services
- Referral to appropriate psychiatric medication management services
- Referral for appropriate psychological testing services
- Referral to appropriate substance abuse services
- Referral to appropriate medical services
- Crisis management- Follow-through on no-shows, according to the departmental No-show policy
- Regular review and update of progress through treatment plan reviews
- Advocacy
- Education/health promotion
- Non patient care responsibilities (e.g., completing appropriate paperwork for PAIR or other
programs)
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm [Day shift], No weekends/holidays (exact hours negotiable)
Compressed/Flexible: NotAvailable
Telework: Available, per policy
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Incentives are not authorized for this vacancy.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law by November 22, 2021. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 2 weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, full vaccination is 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series. For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, full vaccination is 2 weeks after an employee has received a single dose.
HR Office staff must verify your vaccination status prior to issuing a final offer of employment and before you report for New Employee Orientation. In addition, new hires must show vaccination documentation and submit their completed VA FORM 10230, COVID-19 Vaccination Form, to VA HR staff when reporting for New Employee Orientation. HR staff will upload vaccination information in the VA Light Electronic Action Framework (LEAF) system. If you are unable to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination due to a legally covered exception (i.e., medical or religious reasons), VA will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation is needed and how you can request an exception. If you request a legally required exception, you must first complete the VA FORM 10230, COVID-19 Vaccination Form, and return the form to the servicing HR Office staff within 2 business days. The HR Office staff will submit the form to your new supervisor of record for adjudication of the exception request. You may receive a final offer or be appointed while your request for medical or religious exception is being adjudicated. Some positions must be adjudicated favorably prior to receiving a final offer. Please contact the HR Point of Contact listed in the JOA for more information.
Due to COVID-19, VA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. Management officials will provide information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite, when applicable. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework depending upon the terms of your organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: You must include qualifying specialized experience in mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy format on your resume and indicate Full-Time or Part-Time (if Part-time, must include # of hours worked per week).
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11204965.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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