This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/619216500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This is an open continuous announcement for all specialties within the Mental Health service for Social Workers. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available.
10/27/2021 to 09/30/2022
$94,963 - $123,456 per year
GS 12
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
No
No
CBTG-OCA-11273109-22-MDB
619216500
Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM): Outpatient community-based program designed to support recovery and integration into meaningful self-determined roles for Veterans with serious mental illness and severe functional impairment. Plans of care are delivered in the Veteran's community of choice using evidence-based practices.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC, locally known at the Veterans Recovery Center or VRC): Outpatient supportive transitional learning center designed to support recovery and integration into meaningful self- determined community roles for Veterans with serious mental illness and severe functional impairment.
Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation (MHRRTP): Provides individual and group mental health care, coordinates mental health care and disposition planning, and provides treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. Duties include initial psychosocial assessments, clinical notes, and admissions and discharge planning and aftercare case management.
Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP): Applies psychological diagnostic methods and evidence-based intervention strategies to a full range of patient issues. Knowledge of psychological diagnosis, intervention and behavioral health. Duties include provision of direct patient care, consultation services, education of staff and trainee supervision, May have openings in Women's clinic.
Addiction Treatment Services (ATS): Duties include providing diagnostic interviews, assessments, group and individual psychotherapy including telemental-health, multidisciplinary consultation and treatment team participation, and community outreach.
PCMHI (Primary Care-Mental Health Integration): Provides functional assessments, same-day consultations with Veterans and staff, and brief individual and group-based interventions for behavioral health conditions.
Inpatient: Provide services on the acute inpatient psychiatry units. Services include provision of high-quality case management, discharge planning, group therapy, clinical treatment, motivational enhancement, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to family support and other appropriate VA or community service providers.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT): Duties include providing diagnostic interviews, assessments, individual and group psychotherapy, including Telemental-Health, for adult patients with trauma exposure across the lifespan. Training and experience in evidence-based trauma therapy is preferred, in particular Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: May be eligible for Ad Hoc.
Virtual: This is Not a Virtual Position
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Relocation/Recruitment/PCS Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 2 weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, full vaccination is 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series. For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, full vaccination is 2 weeks after an employee has received a single dose.
HR Office staff must verify your vaccination status prior to issuing a final offer of employment and before you report for New Employee Orientation. In addition, new hires must show vaccination documentation and submit their completed VA Form 10230, COVID-19 Vaccination Form, to VA HR staff when reporting for New Employee Orientation. HR Staff will upload vaccination information in the VA Light Electronic Action Framework (LEAF) system. If you are unable to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination due to a legally covered exception (i.e. medical or religious reasons), VA will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation is needed and how you can request an exception. If you request a legally required exception, you must first complete the VA Form 10230, and return the form to the servicing HR Office staff within 2 business days. The HR Office staff will submit the form to your new supervisor of record for adjudication of the exception request. You may receive a final offer or be appointed while your request for medical or religious exception is being adjudicated. Some positions must be adjudicated favorably prior to receiving a final offer. Please contact the HR Point of Contact listed in the JOA for more information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, 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.
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Expanded Telework Program language
Due to COVID-19, VA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. Management officials will provide information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite, when applicable. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework depending upon the terms of your organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/30/2022 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11273109.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/619216500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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