Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP): This occupational series is eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). Repayment is limited to $10,000 annually, up to $60,000 in lifetime awards. Participants must sign a service agreement and maintain an acceptable level of performance to remain eligible for this program.

Duties

Duties of the Social Worker include, but are not limited to: Implement facility suicide prevention strategies in accordance with VHA policies Use available online tools, training materials, and resources to enhance the care provided to Veterans and raise awareness among community stakeholders Engage with other VA members through multiple touch points, including monthly calls with leadership Ensuring patients determined to be at high risk for suicide have activated Patient Record Flags (PRF) Category 1 - High Risk for Suicide documented and managed in their EHRs Reporting all Veteran suicides and suicidal behaviors by following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS) guidelines and using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Suicide Related Behavior Diagnoses Coding tool Using the Suicide Behavior and Overdose Reporting (SBOR), the event section of the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE), and the Suicide Prevention Application Network (SPAN) tools to track Veteran suicides and related behaviors Fulfilling reporting responsibilities to ensure that information about facility programs and patients is accurately articulated to VA leadership Ensuring that both patients and employees are operating within effective and safe guideline Collaborating with treating clinicians to assess risk and provide guidance about criteria for HRS-PRF placements Ensuring that high-risk Veterans are receiving appropriate care following their HRS-PRF placements, including increased frequency of clinical care visits and follow-up after missed appointments Making personal contact with each identified high-risk Veteran (e.g., letters, face-to face, telephone) Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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. Candidates will not be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English. See Chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part. 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. 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: In addition to the basic requirements above, applicants must also meet the grade level requirements and all the demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) for the respective GS grade level. Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Examples of specialized experience are below: Implement facility suicide prevention strategies in accordance with VHA policies Use available online tools, training materials, and resources to enhance the care provided to Veterans and raise awareness among community stakeholders Engage with other VA members through multiple touch points, including monthly calls with leadership Ensuring patients determined to be at high risk for suicide have activated Patient Record Flags (PRF) Category 1 - High Risk for Suicide documented and managed in their EHRs Reporting all Veteran suicides and suicidal behaviors by following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Self-Directed Violence Classification System (SDVCS) guidelines and using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Suicide Related Behavior Diagnoses Coding tool Using the Suicide Behavior and Overdose Reporting (SBOR), the event section of the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE), and the Suicide Prevention Application Network (SPAN) tools to track Veteran suicides and related behaviors Fulfilling reporting responsibilities to ensure that information about facility programs and patients is accurately articulated to VA leadership Ensuring that both patients and employees are operating within effective and safe guideline Collaborating with treating clinicians to assess risk and provide guidance about criteria for HRS-PRF placements Ensuring that high-risk Veterans are receiving appropriate care following their HRS-PRF placements, including increased frequency of clinical care visits and follow-up after missed appointments Making personal contact with each identified high-risk Veteran (e.g., letters, face-to face, telephone) AND, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: In depth knowledge of the program coordinated, and demonstrated knowledge and ability to write policies procedures and or practice guidelines for the program. Ability to make key decisions in the hiring and identification of top candidates. Ability to provide leadership in facilitating the process of coordinating program consults, assessments, admissions, care assignments and discharges. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to other colleagues and trainees within the field of counseling working on an interdisciplinary team.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley, WV 25801 US
• Name: Samantha Robaina
• Phone: 410-605-7000
• Email: [email protected]