Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Job Title

Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator

Duties

Develops and implements information systems to track services including visits, referrals, inpatient days, patient demographics, and patient satisfaction.

Provides programmatic guidance including technical and clinical assistance to other staff in the Suicide Prevention Program.

Responsible for data collection and monthly reports on all veterans who have had a recent suicide attempt and monitors the completion of the Suicide Behavior Report by other providers.

Responsible for data collection, administrative record keeping, monitoring of patient or program clinical indicators, and performance measurements.

The Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator, in coordination with the rest of the provider staff, interprets and implements the philosophy and goals of the Mental Health Service and the program to which they are assigned to others in the work setting; functions within established guidelines and demonstrates the ability to work effectively and develop sound relationships with their patients, other caregivers, professional staff and supportive personnel who provide patient care.

Develops and implements an ongoing education plan for providers, veterans, families, and members of the community on risk factors and warning signs for suicide, and treatment options.

Assures that all of these patients have a 24-hour resource number to call and ways to get assistance if an immediate crisis should occur.

Provides referrals to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services or other non-VA entitlement programs.

Assesses high risk factors, acuity, and the need for services.

Serve veterans who tend to have frequent and severe crises, or an inadequate community support network, those that frequently fail to comply with instructions and treatment or have significant deficits in coping and require continuing professional psychosocial support.

Participates in the assignment of veterans to treatment teams and programs.

Consults with other specialists in planning treatment for veterans and with co-morbidities.

Develops working relationships with other organizations having responsibility for the same patient population.

Maintains a current and productive network of referral resources.

Monitors veteran's progress, and maintains comprehensive documentation, ensures expert diagnosis and treatment of clinical disorders and shows competent discretion in decision to adjust treatment.

Make recommendations for and changes to treatment plans with coordination from other providers and programs.

Responds to consults from the National Suicide Prevention Hotline and coordinates the follow up care for these veterans and families.

Responsible for reviewing all veterans whose charts have been flagged due to being at risk for self-harm.

Assuring that all veterans on the facility tracking list are being followed closely by the appropriate provider on a regular basis as determined by the coordinator and the provider.

Works with community resources such as VSO's and other community groups to assure that they are aware of how to recognize Veterans at risk for suicide and their options for getting these Veterans assistance via community outreach events.

Provides orientation and on-going training for interdisciplinary team members and conducts staff development programs for mental health service and takes responsibility for providing opportunities to help staff update their mental health professional practice skills and acquire new knowledge in contemporary treatment modalities.

Evaluates his/her practice on an on-going basis through participation I professional peer review, case conference, research studies, or other organized means. Is active in and accepts responsibility for the development and maintenance of professional standards of treatment.

Serves as a mentor to other Social Workers, particularly those at the entry level and to Social Work graduate students.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30AM-4:00PM

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 10146F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized