This is an open continuous announcement for Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) and Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) within the Mental Health service for Social Workers. Please see below for descriptions. You may choose which specialties you would like to apply for within the application process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.

Duties

BHIP Collaborative Care Manager Social Worker: The incumbent is primarily responsible for patient outreach and support and facilitating engagement in treatment. Patient contact is frequently initiated via telephone, video telehealth, or written correspondence, but face-to-face contact is also within the scope of this position. The Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) is the largest individual program within the Mental Health Care Line (MHCL) of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). The BHIP is the primary setting in which outpatient mental health services are delivered at TVHS and consists of multi-disciplinary teams of mental health professionals that work together to provide recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment to veterans. The BHIP Collaborative Care Manager (BHIP CoCM) Social Worker (SW) provides evidence-based services to assist BHIP providers in supporting and treating veterans with common mental health conditions such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety. BHIP CoCM services include patient education and support, activation, behavioral interventions, monitoring of medication adherence and response, tracking, and other services as required. PCMHI Collaborative Care Manager Social Worker: The incumbent provides evidence-based, condition specific (e.g., depression), protocol-driven services to collaboratively assist PACT providers in treating common mental health and health behavior concerns in primary care. Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) is a component of the interdisciplinary Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The PCMHI Collaborative Care Manager (PCMHI CoCM) Social Worker (SW) provides evidence-based, condition specific (e.g., depression), protocol-driven services to collaboratively assist Primary Aligned Care Team (PACT) providers in treating common mental health and health behavior concerns in primary care to include depression, anxiety, trauma, insomnia, and crisis response when indicated. PCMHI CoCM services include patient education, activation, behavioral interventions, monitoring of medication adherence and response, as well as other protocol-driven services. These services are provided in the outpatient Primary Care setting utilizing all aspects of the nursing process within a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice setting. The PCMHI CoCM will assist with tracking and engaging Veterans deemed to be high risk for suicide. Major duties include: Completing an initial care management assessment of the Veteran's status and needs. Administration of validated patient-reported outcome measures. Reviewing assessments and documentation completed by others. Obtaining missing, pertinent information from providers, patients, and medical records. Providing information about the wide variety of clinical and other services available to veterans throughout the medical system and local community. Serves as BHIP Treatment Coordinator for all veterans assigned to the individual BHIP clinic. Contacting veterans whose care has lapsed, addressing veteran or caregiver questions, working with veterans' existing providers, and completing warm handoffs to clinicians or other staff within BHIP, to other TVHS programs both inside and outside of MHCL, as well as to programs in the community. Attends weekly BHIP team meetings to discuss new and existing cases and collaborate with team members. Actively participates in weekly caseload consultation with the BHIP team lead. Actively seek additional consultation as clinically indicated. Assists the BHIP team lead in tracking and monitoring veterans with High-Risk Flags for suicide or who are otherwise at risk. Monitoring of Veteran progress, using validated patient reported outcome measures, and ongoing review of patient status and recommendations for changes in treatment. Participates in relapse prevention planning throughout care, including transition from active treatment to maintenance as goals are achieved. Functions effectively within interdisciplinary teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve high quality patient care. Provides consultation services to new social workers, social work graduate students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Available (ADHOC) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Title/Functional Statement #:Social Worker-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT/Social Worker - PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATION PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE CARE MANAGEMENT Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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: GS-11 Social Worker: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates: (1) Experience and Licensure. Appointment to the GS-11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings, (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level. OR (2) Education. In addition to meeting basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting. (3) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services. (b) Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds. (c) Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan. (d) Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals. (e) Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers, social work graduate students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. Full Performance Level Assignments: This is the full performance level. Social Workers at this level are licensed or certified to independently practice social work. Incumbents are assigned to all program areas, including but not limited to: inpatient or outpatient medicine, surgery, mental health, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and geriatrics. Employees provide professional, independent social work services in the assigned area. Duties include but are not limited to: assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence; use of clinical social work skills and knowledge to maintain Veteran privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives; and acts as an advocate with appropriate VA and community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver. Incumbent independently assesses the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, identifying the Veteran's strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and psychosocial acuity. In collaboration with the Veteran, family/caregiver, and interdisciplinary treatment team, the social worker facilitates the delivery of health care services. The social worker identifies family/caregiver stressors, conducts assessment and provides specific interventions. The incumbent provides case management and care coordination to facilitate appropriate delivery of health care services, incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veterans, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. The social worker links the Veteran with services, resources, and opportunities, in order to maximize the Veteran's independence, health, and well-being. The social worker conducts timely assessment of at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs, evaluate risk, and initiate safety plan as appropriate. The social worker provides interventions independently with Veterans and their families/caregivers who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, behavioral health, financial, legal, and psychosocial problems. They provide a range of interventions and treatment modalities which may include individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy. They independently formulate and implement a treatment plan including measurable, achievable goals identifying the Veterans' needs, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and psychosocial acuity. Social workers serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility and VISN level or in the community. They provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of Veterans offering professional opinions based on experience, expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills. The social worker establishes and maintains ongoing education programs for Veterans, community agencies, students, and staff, to facilitate understanding of social work interventions specific to the Veteran/Military population. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 Physical Requirements: Applicants must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or others.

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 Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Kimberly Connell
• Phone: 727-776-7797
• Email: [email protected]