Senior Social Worker

4 weeks ago

Tucson, Arizona, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Team (BHIP) is a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals and administrative staff that provide comprehensive accessible patient centered mental health care in partnership with the Veteran and the Veteran's significant other and/or family. The team manages, coordinates, and provides Veteran-centered, recovery-oriented, and evidence-based care that is consistent with the Veteran's identified treatment goals.



Duties

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 05/08/2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be 03/08/2024 . Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until position is filled.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

  • The incumbent must possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, identify level of functioning, degree of impairment in occupational, social, academic, interpersonal and family.
  • Perform mental status exams (MSE).
  • Identify psychiatric manifestations of various medical conditions.
  • Possess knowledge of the criteria and state laws for legal commitment and involuntary hospitalizations.
  • Ability to assess and intervene with patients of suspected abuse.
  • Provide evidence based psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups.
  • Complete treatment plans using Mental Health Suites or as otherwise VA specified on all assigned patients.
  • Possesses working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures in working with diverse populations and circumstances.
    • This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, psychiatric, medical and social problems, common medications and their effects/side effects and medical terminology.
  • The candidate must determine the presenting problem, determine in-home factors impacting the problem, and determine obstacles to treatment and/or follow through with recommended treatments.
  • Social work coordination with members of the treatment team is required, to ensure a collaborative effort to meet the treatment goals for a Veteran.
    • Responsible for monitoring high-risk patients on their team.
    • Works in collaboration with the Suicide prevention team and the Local Recovery Coordinator and will be well versed in suicide prevention SOPs.
    • Performs advanced level management interventions used in the treatment of veterans with poly-trauma injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder, addictions, and serious mental illness.
    • Facilitate completion of advance directives and psychiatric advance directives with Veterans and their families.
    • Maintain familiarity with and support all VA performance measures that pertain to their practice.
  • Provides for Documentation per the SAVAHCS policies.
    • Documentation of staff interventions and activities in patients' clinical record {CPRS) and ensures appropriate hand off using SBAR when transferring patients care.
    • Document all contacts with patients/families in the medical charts per policy.
    • Completes all clinical reminders per policy.
    • Completes consults management per policy.
  • Completes statistical and other reports in accordance with the SAVAHCS and respective professional discipline service policies.
  • Collaborates with SAVAHCS multi-disciplinary teams and participates in committee assignments as requested by supervisor.
  • Collaborates with community agencies to strive for developing more effective and efficient ways of delivering healthcare services for Veterans.
  • Responsible for supporting the mission, policies, and procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and the Southern VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS).
  • Willing to modify their tour of duty to accommodate patient care needs on evenings and weekends.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. work schedule, but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.

Compressed/Flexible:Not available

Telework: Available - telework may be considered for highly qualified candidates

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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