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.
The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Mental Health Service, is currently recruiting for (1) Senior Social Worker to help care for our Veterans at the Broadway Community Based Outpatient Clinic. This is a multi-disciplinary position and selections can be made from the following, Staff Psychologist, Senior Social Worker, and Senior Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This social work position requires a high level of advanced practice skills and clinical judgment as this individual function within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) in the Ambulatory Mental Health Clinic (AMHC).
The social worker will participate in weekly BHIP team meetings/huddles and identifying complex cases for clinical staffing, listen to monthly BHIP technical assistance calls, interface with mental and non- mental health providers for BHIP model implementation.
This position may assist with processing and placing consults and assessing patients in crisis including front-line suicide assessment and prevention, assessing, and arranging for treatment of patients who require referral to acute and sub-specialty mental health units (substance abuse, TRS, Into VA, ICMHRS, PRRC, etc.), and treating a wide variety of mental health diagnosis as well as personality disorders and other mental disorders.
Services provided include individual and group psychotherapy, and psychoeducational classes, triage/consults, assessment, crisis intervention, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers/agencies/resources as needed by the client. Other duties include but are not limited to: May perform consult/triage duties as scheduled by the Program Manager.
In addition to scheduled and unscheduled walk-in appointments for Veterans referred from Primary Care Mental Health staff, physicians in specialized clinics, other medical clinics (i.e., Alzheimer's clinic, C&L), incumbent responds to appropriate requests to perform initial assessments/open access visits of veterans.
Following interviews with the Veteran, incumbent independently performs assessments, diagnoses, arranges for medication assessments or further medical evaluations with psychiatrists, coordinates care, makes referrals to VA or community resources, and recommends further treatment either within the AMHC or to other specialty clinics/inpatient units in the VA Medical center.
Completes a comprehensive intake/ psychosocial assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others as appropriate. Based upon the psychosocial assessment, the social worker will use advanced level of professional judgment and practice skills to make DSM - 5 diagnosis.
Responsible for carrying a caseload of complex individual therapy cases for Veterans with mental health disorders, co-occurring disorders and psychosocial needs. Less complex cases are treated through psycho-educational classes. Provides psychoeducational classes for veterans as agreed upon by the social worker and the Mental Health Clinic Program Manager.
These classes typically utilize cognitive behavioral treatment approaches to treat less-complex cases of depression, anxiety, anger, etc. Incumbent may also participate in creating class topics and in program planning for additional groups as well as implementing new groups as needed. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00.a.m - 4:30 p.m.
Compressed/Flexible: Not available Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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: Situational Ad Hoc Basis According to Agency Policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 54127-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $100266 – $130348/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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