Mental Health Social Worker

Quick Facts

• Role: Mental Health Social Worker (GS-11 full performance)

• Key focus: Counseling, advocacy, crisis intervention, and connecting Veterans to resources

Description

The position provides counseling, advocacy, crisis intervention, and resource connections to support mental wellness and recovery. The social worker conducts psychosocial/mental health assessments, develops patient-centered treatment plans with achievable goals, and provides evidence-based individual, group, and family psychotherapies. The role also coordinates continuing care, provides patient education, and serves as a subject matter expert on VA and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial/mental health assessments and create patient-centered treatment plans with Veterans

• Develop treatment goals with Veterans and, when appropriate, family members/caregivers

• Provide evidence-based individual, group, and family psychotherapies

• Plan and organize work and coordinate with an interdisciplinary clinical team

• Coordinate all phases of continuing care in the Mental Health Clinic

• Act as a subject matter expert on VA and community resources

• Provide patient education and assist with appropriate referrals

• Perform clinical crisis assessment and develop/execute timely crisis management treatment plans

• Provide ongoing supportive counseling and psychosocial/psycho-education as appropriate in individual, group, and family settings

• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): loan repayment may be authorized (up to $200,000; eligibility and approval based on VHA review)

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus

• Paid Time Off: 50–55 days per year (annual leave, sick leave, Federal holidays, and possible CME absence)

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options (many can be carried into retirement)

• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory

• Comprehensive federal total rewards package