Social Worker-Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program; BHIP

Position: Social Worker-Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200-000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties

• The BHIP Social Worker interviews Veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation - presenting problems and their causes - and the impact of such problems on the Veteran's functioning and health as part of a comprehensive psychosocial assessment
• Interprets and explains VA's treatment and benefit programs
• Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to:
  The incumbent reviews all data - subjective and objective - and makes a clinical assessment identifying needs and strengths
• Effectively uses professional skill - objectivity - and insight
• Uses advanced clinical training - insight - and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options
• Assesses high risk factors - acuity - and need for services
• The incumbent has the ability to serve Veterans who tend to have frequent and severe crises - lack family or an adequate community support network - be poor at self-monitoring - and frequently fail to comply with instructions and treatment - or have significant deficits in coping skills and require continuing professional psychosocial support
• The incumbent provides referral to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits - as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday through Friday - 08:00am - 04:30pm Telework:
  Ad-hoc/Situational-Occasional
  - Non-routine Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 81610F - 82509F EDRP Authorized:
  Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact VISN8
  
  CCOE - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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