Senior Social Worker- PCMHI

Allied Health Professional

Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Provides functional assessment, triage, brief intervention, education and consultative services regarding a wide range of mental health and behavioral medicine concerns, on referral from primary care providers and allied PACT members. Uses population-based practice management strategies and maintains competences in the following core domains.
• Conduct functional assessments, based on 30-minute appointments, and will triage/refer to specialty care services as appropriate. Demonstrates expertise in using contemporary interview and psychometric assessment methods for mental disorders or behavioral health conditions.
• Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions and behavioral medicine interventions, which may include individual, family, and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation.
• Develops comprehensive treatment plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members documenting patient-generated concerns and goals, measurable objectives, and interventions for clinical treatment. Provides psychological assessment, triage, intervention, education, and consultative services.
• Documents independently in the medical records utilizing paper or electronic formats, including psychosocial assessments, diagnostics, treatment, progress notes, follow up, and referral.
• Routinely consults with PCPs and other PACT team members about plan of care for patients. Integrates within primary care team and works closely in collaboration with PACT team, attending daily and regularly recurring meetings and huddles. Actively engages and provides feedback to PCP and other PACT team members with same day referrals and warm hand-offs. Provides education to PACT on MH issues as well as consultation on tips for successful management of mental health symptoms and concerns impacting medical conditions.
• Serves as a mentor to other Psychologist colleagues, particularly those at the entry level. Is viewed by colleagues and interdisciplinary team members as a senior clinician with advanced practice skills and expertise. May provide clinical supervision for unlicensed Psychologists or Psychology trainees at the practicum or internship level. May participate in Psychology Training Committee.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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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.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized