Social Worker/Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC)

Job Title

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Being a member of a Veteran's assigned Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary (BHIP) team.
• Being an ongoing point of contact and clinical resource that promotes treatment engagement, especially during care transitions along the continuum of mental health specialty and subspecialty care.
• Providing and/or ensuring the Veteran (and family/caregiver/supportive person as appropriate) has access to education, information, and resources for proactive self-management.
• Completing a Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination needs assessment.
• Developing an initial Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination interventions plan, including intended frequency of contact, as part of the overall care plan.
• Providing Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination and documenting Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination efforts in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Monitoring Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination and treatment needs and adjusting Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination interventions plan, in collaboration with the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) clinical team members, as needed over time.
• Supporting evaluation of Mental Health Treatment Coordinator (MHTC) care coordination efforts to promote access, quality, Veteran and provider experience, and cost savings.
• Provide remote virtual care coordination for rural community outpatient clinics.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m./8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Arizona Time), but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service.

Telework: Yes, may be eligible for full-time telework.

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)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized