Social Worker - Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist
Location: Missoula Montana
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently seeking to employ Social Worker - Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist right now, this job will be placed in Montana. For complete informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 903317
Social Worker Behavioral Health
Out-Patient Therapis! t
, VA Montana Health Care System, Missoula Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Missoula, MT
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
An excellent employee benefit package is offered that includes health, life and long term care insurance, the Federal Employee Retirement System and generous vacation and sick leave packages.
POSITION
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Social Worker, Behavioral Health Out-Patient Therapist, GS-0185.
One full time permanent position.
This position is located in Behavioral Health Service at the VA Montana Health Care System, Missoula Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Missoula, MT.
Work Schedule:
40 hours per week, generally
Salary:
Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill more than one position.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION
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All applicants who meet qualification requirements.
This position is also being announced as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) and may be filled either as a Social Worker or Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC).
Relocation or Recruitment Incentives have NOT been authorized.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing may be required.
Background and/or Security Inves! tigation required.
English Language Proficiency required.
DUTIES:
As a Psychotherapist, the incumbent provides outpatient behavioral health services and crisis response to Veterans with the full spectrum of mental health disorders including Serious Mental Illness, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, other mental health diagnoses and substance use disorders.
The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans. The incumbent independently identifies high-risk patients and implements appropriate safety protocols. He/She provides crisis intervention services and has working knowledge of referral process for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and residential PTSD, SUDS, and other specialty programs. Duties also include thorough assessments to determine the presenting problem, to determine in-home factors impacting the problem and to determine obstacles to recovery and/or follow-t! hrough with recommended treatments. Case management with members of the! outpatient interdisciplinary team is provided in order to coordinate a collaborative effort to meet the agreed upon goals for a Veteran's recovery needs and include liaison with community professionals regarding need services for Veterans and/or their families. Services include but are not limited to referral to programming to address homelessness, hospice services, nursing home care, home health services, financial resources, VA benefits, and transportation services.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
a.
Citizenship.
Citizen of the United States.
(Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)
b.
Education.
Have a masterÂ'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 stat! us 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 masterÂ's degree in social work.
c.
Licensure
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For GS-11 level m
ust be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masterÂ's degree level.
d.
Experience
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GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-11 LEVEL:
The GS-11 full performance level requires completion of a minimum of 1 year of post-MSW degree experience in the field of health care social work and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level.
SUBSTITUTING EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-11 LEVEL:
To meet the required specialized experience for the GS-11 level, applicant may substitute a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work. You must submit a tr! anscript to receive credit for this education.
IN DESCRIBING Y! OUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Pre-employment physical is required.
The position is sedentary in nature. There is requirement for walking, standing, bending, stooping while filing, and carrying objects such as files, invoices and other documents. Employee will sit comfortably to do the work. There is some physical strain/demand by having prolonged use of the computer or viewing the computer screen.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE:
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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement).
Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
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HOW YOU WILL BE EVAL! UATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentati! on will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
Your occupational questionnaire will be rating you on the following skills and abilities.
1.
Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other
governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
2.
Ability to independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family
members and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths,
weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with ! the patient, family and
interdisciplinary treatment team.
3. .
Ability to independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a
wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified
backgrounds. This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological)
and the differential influences of the environment, society and culture.
4. .
Knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and
treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications
and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
5. Knowledge of psychosocial treatment and ability to independently implement treatment modalities in
working with individuals, families and groups who are experiencing a variety! of psychiatric, medical and
social problems to achieve treatm! ent goals. This requires independent judgment and skill in utilizing
supportive, problem solving or crisis intervention techniques.
6.
Ability to independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups and
families. Social workers must practice within the bounds of their license or certification.
7.
Ability to provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the
impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. Ability to provide
orientation and coaching to new social workers and social work graduate students. Ability to serve as a
field instructor for social work graduate students who are completing VHA field placements.
8. Ability to independently evaluate hislher own practice through participation in professional peer
review case conferences, research studies, or other organiz! ed means.
9.
Knowledge and skill in the use of computer software applications for inputting clinical data in an electronic patient record, drafting documents, data
management, and tracking, especially those programs in use by VHA.
Note:
The rating factors are the major source of information to be used in making qualification determinations.
The rating factors are also the criteria that will be used to identify well-qualified displaced employees.
Consequently, persons who fail to complete the rating factors may not receive full credit for their experience.
Ensure your application reflects your ratings.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition! to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benef! its to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
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The following Web addresses are provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees.
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Flexible Spending Accounts -
The Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program (FSAFeds) allows you to pay for certain health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. For additional information visit:
https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp
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Health Insurance -
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program offers over 100 optional plans. For additional information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
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Leave -
Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. For additional information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
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Life Insura! nce -
The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers: Basic Life Insurance plus three types of optional insurance, for additional information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
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Long Term Care Insurance -
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) provides long term care insurance for Federal employees and their parents, parents-in-law, step parents, spouses, and adult children. For additional information visit:
http://www.ltcfeds.com/
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Retirement Program -
Almost all new employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan. The three tiers are: Social Security Benefits, Basic Benefit Plan, Thrift Savings Plan. For additional information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp
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OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Servi! ce and does not confer competitive status.
Pre-employment Drug! Testing may be required prior to appointment to this position.
Pre-employment physical is required prior to appointment to this position.
All new employees are subject to a character and background investigation.
The Veterans Administration is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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All qualified employees will receive consideration for promotion without regard to political, religious or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin, non-disqualifying physical handicap or age.
In the event of unanticipated vacancy(s) in the same position and location as this vacancy occurs within ninety (90) days of the selection, additional selections may be made from this announcement.
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A,
Appointment of perso! ns with disabilities
[i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or
Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more
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This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
If you need (a reasonable) accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency.
The decision on granting (reasonable) accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
If you have question regarding reasonable accommodation please call our Human Resources Office at (406) 447-7001.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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