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Duties to include but not limited to the following:
a. Assume responsibility for ensuring that the BHIP services comply with VHA and Medical Center policies, federal and state local regulations, and meets joint commission requirements.
b. Tracks and collects data on utilization of behavioral treatments and develops performance improvement initiatives.
c. Provides training, orientation, and guidance to other health professionals regarding the parameters of BHIP services.
d. Ensures single, comprehensive Veteran-focused treatment plans with measurable goals are develop by BHIP team members.
e. Establishes clear referral mechanisms and processes for other facility providers, including formalizing service agreements, where needed.
f. Assesses available information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of service provided to patient sin the general mental health population. Assists in develop and implementing information systems to track service activities including visits, referral, and patient satisfaction. g. Trains new BHIP team members about BHIP beyond what orientation and supervisory information includes

The BHIP Coordinator will also provide the following clinical services:
a. Provides case management services to include internal and external referrals, resources, education, advocacy, and supportive services.
b. Provides screening, assessment, and consultation for Veteran's needing mental health treatment.
c. Develops individuals' treatment plans.
d. Administers tools for measurement-based care to measure and improve patient outcomes.
e. Provides individual, group, and family therapy.
f. Completes suicide risk evaluations utilizing assigned and shared templates in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) on all patients with suicidal ideation and on any patient who record is flagged, High Risk for Suicide.
g. The incumbent will participate in on-call rotation.h. Willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs.

Work Schedule: May vary depending on deployment and/or assigned facility needs
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Travel: Up to 50% may be required.
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Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

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.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Education: 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. Note: 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.
• Licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

• Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include:
  • Independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds;
  • Assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence;
  • Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives; and acts as an advocate with appropriate facility and community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the patient and family members/caregiver;
  • Provides case management and care coordination to facilitate appropriate delivery of health care services, incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of patients;
  • Make psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.

• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  • Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
  • Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
  • Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
  • Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
  • Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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