Social Worker - Mental Health Intensive Case Management

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive case management services to Veterans with serious mental illness enrolled in the MHICM program, ensuring continuity of care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and psychosocial treatment planning to identify Veterans' strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and service needs.
• Complete individualized treatment plans in collaboration with Veterans, families, and interdisciplinary treatment teams, integrating psychosocial theory to promote recovery and reduce inpatient utilization.
• Perform suicide risk assessments, develop safety plans, and complete advance directives as clinically indicated.
• Deliver individual, group, and family counseling/psychotherapy using supportive, problem-solving, crisis intervention, and psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Provide active outreach services in community-based settings to support Veterans' successful community integration and reduce demand for inpatient resources.
• Cover assigned PRRC activities as needed, including group interventions and rehabilitative services.
• Participate in Mental Health Service Line activities, including administrative committees, peer review, quality improvement, program evaluation, and continuing education.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation for assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and care coordination following VA and program standards.
• Evaluate professional practice through peer review, case conferences, and participation in research, quality improvement, or treatment/program evaluation activities.
• Use VHA computer systems and software for documentation, data tracking, assessment, scheduling, and communication with a high level of proficiency.

Requirements

Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

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.

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.

Experience

• Experience, Education, and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements.
• AND
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: