Senior Social Worker/Case Manager (BHIP)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Tucson, AZ

53d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Program 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. Senior Social Worker/Case Manager (BHIP) has direct oversight and responsibility for the functioning of one Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Team within the outpatient mental health clinic. The incumbent is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and functioning of the program, as well as long-term outcome evaluation and efficiency. This includes attending program meetings and solving problems which arise within and outside of the BHIP section of the Mental Health Service. BHIP consists of several multi-disciplinary teams of mental health providers who work together to ensure Veteran's mental health and related needs are met. Each BHIP team structure consists of up to four team-lets, with up to four psychiatric providers on each team. The incumbent in this position will function as an administrative supervisor for one BHIP team, the incumbent is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of one BHIP team and ensure coordination of all mental health and related services for each Veteran assigned to their respective BHIP team. The incumbent is delegated the full scope of authority and responsibility for the administration and coordination of said program and their staff, to include performance standards and evaluations, workload evaluation, competencies, proficiencies and all other personnel related responsibilities. The incumbent assumes professional, technical, and administrative responsibilities for social work programs extended to these areas. The incumbent collaborates with supervisory clinical leads outside of social work (i.e., psychology, nursing, psychiatry) in evaluating their employees' clinical skills. The incumbent is responsible for various control points assigned to the program within the assigned areas. The incumbent is delegated the full scope of authority and responsibility for the administration and coordination of said program and their staff, to include performance standards and evaluations, evaluation of their clinical skills in conjunction with their discipline-specific program areas (social work, substance abuse, etc.), workload evaluation, competencies, proficiencies and all other personnel related responsibilities. The incumbent assumes professional, technical, and administrative. responsibilities for social work programs extended to these areas. The incumbent is responsible for various control points assigned to the program within the assigned areas. The incumbent manages and controls the use of data related to these programs regarding day-to-day functioning and program evaluation. In conjunction with the BHIP Program Coordinator and Mental Health Outpatient Section Chief, plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, patient and personnel activities for the service. The incumbent is a role model for the interns and non-clinically licensed social workers, as well as senior social workers and social worker psychotherapists within BHIP, demonstrating the ability to apply social work principles to clinical and psychotherapeutic practices. The incumbent will demonstrate a sensitivity to and knowledge about the influence on the services provided of ethnic, cultural, and individual differences. Consistent with the expectation of all advanced practice level social workers, the incumbent meets all of the requirements consistent with functioning as a licensed independent practitioner (LIP) within this medical center. The incumbent is competent to function in any of the following areas and provides specialized clinical services within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP). These include any of the following options: Performing specialized treatment of complex mental health issues for patients referred to or within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP), incorporating complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veteran patients, including making biopsychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses with approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Providing evidence-based individual, group, and family psychotherapy as clinically indicated in the treatment of a wide variety of mental health disorders and behavioral deficits for patients referred to or within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP).

Responsibilities

direct oversight and responsibility for the functioning of one Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Team within the outpatient mental health clinic
responsible for the day-to-day oversight and functioning of the program, as well as long-term outcome evaluation and efficiency
attending program meetings and solving problems which arise within and outside of the BHIP section of the Mental Health Service
administrative supervisor for one BHIP team
overseeing the day-to-day operations of one BHIP team and ensure coordination of all mental health and related services for each Veteran assigned to their respective BHIP team
administration and coordination of said program and their staff, to include performance standards and evaluations, workload evaluation, competencies, proficiencies and all other personnel related responsibilities
plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, patient and personnel activities for the service
role model for the interns and non-clinically licensed social workers, as well as senior social workers and social worker psychotherapists within BHIP
demonstrating the ability to apply social work principles to clinical and psychotherapeutic practices
demonstrate a sensitivity to and knowledge about the influence on the services provided of ethnic, cultural, and individual differences
provides specialized clinical services within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Performing specialized treatment of complex mental health issues for patients referred to or within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP), incorporating complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veteran patients, including making biopsychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses with approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
Providing evidence-based individual, group, and family psychotherapy as clinically indicated in the treatment of a wide variety of mental health disorders and behavioral deficits for patients referred to or within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP).

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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