Program Coordinator (Suicide Prevention Coordinator)

Quick Facts

• Role: Social Worker (Program Coordinator) – Suicide Prevention Coordinator

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm

Description

The incumbent serves as Suicide Prevention Coordinator for a VA Suicide Prevention Program, implementing the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention’s National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide at the local level. The role functions as a subject-matter expert and point of contact for veteran suicide prevention across the main campus, community-based outpatient clinics, and surrounding communities. The position is recommended as ~90% administrative, including managing enhanced care delivery for Veterans identified as high risk via PRF-HRS (Patient Record Flag – High Risk for Suicide).

Responsibilities

• Serve as facility subject-matter expert and point of contact for suicide prevention, intervention, postvention, education, outreach, and suicide behavior/death reporting.

• Collaborate with other Suicide Prevention Coordinators and ensure accurate clinical and program documentation.

• Implement and monitor facility compliance with OMHSP-required initiatives, including SPED, HRS-PRF, RISK ID, financial assistance for high-risk veterans, post-discharge engagement, postvention, environment of care, caring communications, behavioral health autopsy, and others.

• Review PRF-HRS referrals, determine eligibility for PRF-HRS placement, monitor enhanced care delivery metrics, and support providers with assessment, treatment, and safety planning.

• Provide access and referral services through additional touchpoints, including community care emergency room visits, referrals from contract examination clinicians (C&P exams), and referrals from eligibility and enrollment and patient advocate offices.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration (if applicable)

• Proficiency in spoken and written English

• Master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program

• State licensure/certification to independently practice social work at the master’s level

• Advanced-practice level licensure/certification for the program coordinator role and ability to provide supervision for licensure

• One year of experience equivalent to GS-11 demonstrating advanced practice skills and judgment

• Ability to pass background/security investigation, complete pre-employment onboarding, and pass pre-employment physical exam

• Valid, unrestricted state driver’s license; maintain safe driving record; medically qualified to operate a government vehicle

• Completion of required application documents

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases (higher step may be considered)

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Parental Leave: up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child Care Subsidy: up to 25% of eligible costs (eligibility based on income and tenure)

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

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental and other coverage options

• Telework: ad-hoc (not virtual)