The Mental Health service line at the VA Cheyenne Health Care System is hiring a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team practitioner located in Loveland, CO. This is a multi-discipline position and selections can be made from the following: Senior Social Worker, Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor or Psychologist.

Duties

The incumbent functions as a Senior Social Worker on a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT) in the Mental Health Service Line at the Cheyenne VA Health Care System (CVAHCS). The incumbent has expert knowledge of practice related to PTSD treatment and provides advanced practice clinical services for this specialized population. The incumbent employs a variety of psychological, rehabilitation, social work, counseling, and mental health techniques which are within the scope of the incumbent's licensure, including but not limited to individual, group, family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. The incumbent has at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure of specialized PTSD mental health treatment. One year of this experience must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Major duties and responsibilities of the position include: Treatment: Primary functions include but are not limited to trauma assessment and diagnosis and delivery of evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, and/or Written Exposure Therapy. A. Conducts the appropriate treatment modalities for patients with PTSD and other co-occurring mental health diagnoses.. B. Develops treatment plans, progress notes and other forms of clinical documentation; participates in clinical staffing sessions wherein specific cases are presented and discussed. C. Makes case presentations to the Interdisciplinary Treatment Teams (IDTT's) when deemed necessary to gain the benefit of specialized expertise involving other highly qualified staff assigned to the MHSL. D. Plans and carries out a wide range of treatment modalities wherein therapeutic objectives are often multifaceted and the procedures involved require the applications of highly specialized skills and knowledge relative to trauma, substance abuse and other co-occurring disorders. E. Is always cognizant of and makes allowances for the appropriate application of therapeutic techniques in situations where the client has special needs such as would be the case with cognitive deficits, illiteracy, racial, ethnic or gender specificity, LGBT considerations, and age-related factors or limitations. F. Conducts assessments and evaluations through the use of standardized assessment instrument, makes diagnoses of PTSD, and produces reports relative to such diagnoses. G. The incumbent functions as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team, providing services to patients and families on an outpatient basis. Mature judgment and knowledge of treatment methods to be used are essential for the employee in this position. A close relationship between other programs serving the Veteran is important in this role. Accurate communication of Veteran needs is an integral part of being a member on the multidisciplinary teams. Referral to Service Providers: Seeks out or responds to requests from eligible Veterans, ascertains their need for PTSD treatment services through a clearly defined assessment process, and informs them of treatment options available to them at the Cheyenne VA Health Care System. Facilitates access to and provides outpatient services including individual, group, and family therapy; and outreach services as needed. Crisis Intervention: The incumbent will: A. Interview patients, family and significant others to obtain pertinent clinical crisis/triage information. B. Review and summarize pertinent psychosocial information for mental health team members. C. Record appropriate information in Veteran's chart. D. Provide supportive counseling in the development and utilization of community resources. The incumbent will be experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans. The incumbent has access to multiple resource directories in addition to previously developed resources to meet the demands of a crisis. In the event of a medical or psychiatric emergency, staff will follow the protocol of the mental health clinic at the VAMC. Provides crisis intervention when indicated including evaluation, assessment, triage, initiation of/support in Emergency procedures, and disposition of patients experiencing behavioral health emergencies. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible:Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PD55848A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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. Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. 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: Senior Social Worker, 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. Licensure/Certification. 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) 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. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) 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. (d) 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. (e) 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 Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform primarily sedentary duties with occasional moderate physical demands, exercise patience, and control emotions.

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address Cheyenne VA Medical Center 2360 East Pershing Boulevard Cheyenne, WY 82001 US
• Name: Tiffany Mansell
• Phone: 407-631-8640
• Email: [email protected]