Senior Social Worker -Suicide Prevention Coordinator

Summary

This position is located in Social Work Service - Boise VA Medical Center - Boise -  Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) Senior Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments and treatment to veterans needing interventions due to high risk of suicide and provides individual - couples - family and group psychotherapy.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• 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
• Licensure:
  Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• English Language Proficiency:
  Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. §7403(f)
• GS-12 Senior Social Worker Grade Determinations:
  Experience/
  
  Education:
  
  The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty
• Licensure/Certification:
  Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state 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
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities:
  In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations; (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice; (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes;
  
  (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills; (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Experience working in behavioral health and completing suicide assessments and safety plans preferred
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• Physical Requirements:
  
  Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination
• Exceptions: A pre-placement examination is required for any occupation or assignment that requires the operation of a government-owned or
  -leased motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties
• Examinations may also be required for any occupation or assignment that requires a pre-placement examination by virtue of another policy - regulation - or statute.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to the following:
  Functions as a coordinator of care of veterans at high risk
• Tracks high-risk patients and monitors treatment to insure that needed services are being received
• Completes consults from the National Suicide Hotline
• Plays an active role in the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) Suicide Team with the facility as required
• Completes reports and submits them within the required time frames
• Provides training to clinical and non-clinical staff in the Medical Center - CBOC's and community that includes and is not limited to risk factors - warning signs - treatment options and resources
• Assists with developing an on-going Gatekeeper…