Social Worker Mh Rrtp

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Mh Rrtp in the Veterans Health Administration based in Tuskegee, Alabama. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

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: Qualifications: United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Masters degree in social work (MSW) 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 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 masters degree in social work. Licensure: Full unrestricted license or certification by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. EXCEPTION: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS9 grade level. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Social Worker GS11 Experience and Licensure: Appointment to the GS11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of postMSW experience equivalent to the GS9 grade level in the field of health care or other social workrelated settings (VA or nonVA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level.OREducation: In addition to meeting basic requirements a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting.ANDDemonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience above candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: a. Perform specialized treatment of complex mental illness for patients seen in the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP).b. Provide assessment and treatment of Veteran patients within the approved scope of practice.c. provide advanced level case management interventions used in the treatment of Veterans with serious medical and psychiatric disorders.d. Coordinate and/or conducts screening of veterans for specific programs to determine the appropriate level of care needed for patients not in treatment and the ability to understand the variety of clinical options available through the medical center and local community.e. Responsible for educating the veteran and/or caregiver of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veterans preference or that of his surrogate decisionmaker. References:VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G39 dated September 10 2019. Physical Requirements: The work requires the social worker to be mobile throughout the medical center as needed involving standing walking bending pushing and lifting (moderately heavy). The social worker should be capable of prolonged standing/walking and be physically capable of pushing equipment wheelchairs and patient stretcher.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.