Social Worker (Program Coordinator) Suicide Prevention Program

Summary

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

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The Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) will serve to facilitate implementation of suicide prevention strategies within the medical center to help ensure that all appropriate measures are being taken to prevent suicide in our patient population.

Duties include but are not limited to :

• Oversees the day-to-day processing of crisis line referrals from the National Veterans Crisis Line and ensures timely completion of follow-up contacts to requests.
• Monitors, reviews, and assigns local National Patient Record Flag for suicide through chart review, consultation with assigned clinical staff, and by assessment of the Veterans current state.
• Provides data collection, input, validation, and monitoring for suicide prevention and REACH VET programs.
• Services as REACH VET Program coordinator, ensuring adherence to national, VISN, and local guidelines and procedures related to REACH VET.
• Postvention Services : Provides debriefing and postvention support to staff and next of kin impacted by suicide loss.
• Provides outreach, teaching, and training to the Medical Center and CBOC staff members, Veterans, family members and community at large, about risk factors, warning signs, treatment options and resources available to Veterans at risk.
• Promotes the use of evidence-based intervention and strategies for suicide prevention in the medical center and CBOCs.
• Interfaces with services throughout the medical center to resolve administrative and clinical problems.
• Provides full range of clinical services, including crisis intervention, suicide risk evaluations and safety planning, case management, individual and group psychotherapy for Veterans who are at increased risk for suicide and adverse outcomes as needed.
• Services as the facility Subject Matter Expert for suicide prevention efforts, developing local procedures and ensuring compliance with local, VSIN, and national policy and directives related to suicide prevention and providing administrative and clinical guidance for Suicide Prevention, REACH VET, and related programs.
• Monitors inputs and analyzes dashboards to ensure metric compliance with national guidelines.
• Responds to referrals from the National Suicide Prevention Hotline / Veterans Crisis Line, internal facility calls, consults, and other referral methods to ensure Veteran safety, provide stabilization, support, and interventions.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintains a valid drivers license to conduct community outreach and education events.

Work Schedule : Primarily Monday-Friday : 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm with occasional after hour / weekend events

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : May be authorized to highly qualified applicants

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance) : May be authorized to highly qualified applicants

EDRP Authorized : Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN9HREDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions / assistance. Learn more

Pay : Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off : 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave : After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy : After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 .

Retirement : Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance : Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework : Not available

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement # : 51120-F

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Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider :

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

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 :

Note : A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.

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 (Program Coordinator) GS-12

Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.

Reference : For more information on this qualification standard, please visit

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements : See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.

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 : 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 :

Additional information

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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA / OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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